Suggestions of activities for providers

• Post HPPD Week flyers in your facility to encourage people do something that promotes their health.
• Hand out flyers.
• Contact local disability organizations to let them know what activities or events you are having.
• Hold a focus group to find out the real needs of the people with disabilities in your community.
• Ask your local disability organization to check out your website for ease of use by people with disabilities, and provide advice on how to make it more accessible.
• Are there any improvements that can be made make your services or facility more accessible?
• Does your staff need training on how to better serve people with disabilities? Do you know what people first language is, and does your staff use it? Contact your local Independent Living Center to see if they can offer advice or training.
• Hold an event, like an open house, that will attract more people with disabilities to your business. Advertise as being accessible, if you are!

Suggestions of activities for people with disabilities to participate in this week

• Do something to improve your health:
• Be physically active - try a sport, take a walk with a friend, ask for a pass to try out your local health club;
• try a new healthy recipe for one of your meals;
• add at least one more fruit or vegetable to your daily menu;
• quit smoking- http://www.vahealth.org/cdpc/TUCP/QuitNow.htm;
• Spend time with friends and family;
• Have a yearly check up with your doctor, or get the health screening you have been putting off (mammogram, colonoscopy, prostate, etc.); or
• Get your teeth cleaned.
• Self-advocate for a need you have, or be an advocate for a friend or family member.
• Have a discussion with a facility or fitness center about accessibility.
• Advocate for businesses in your community to be accessible.
• Share Style Weekly’s article by Shawn Floyd about the benefits of being an accessible business.
• Post a video or blog on one of the online networking sites (Myspace, Facebook, etc.).
• Volunteer – there are many great organizations to volunteer with, and you may find that you benefit from the experience as much as they do.
• Try public transit for the day.
• Contact your local parks and recreation to find out what activities they offer.
• Support food establishments and other businesses that train or employ people with disabilities.
• Have a rally or an event to bring attention to an issue you feel strongly about.
• Educate yourself on the upcoming election, and plan to GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!!