GSIL

NH nonprofit with mission to promote independent living for people with disabilities. 1-800-826-3700. do not equal an endorsement.

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Are you ready to get outside? It's good for your mental health! Here's how you can connect with nature while social distancing.
#GSIL
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

More deliveries were made today to make sure our Attendant Care Employees continue to have the supplies they need to help our consumers. We caught a few of these smiling faces to share with you! #GSIL #COVID19 #PPE

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

College Student Makes Masks for the Hard of Hearing : "...ASL is very big on facial expression...[if] you're wearing a mask, then half of what you're saying is being missed." 21-year-old Ashley Lawrence said.
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@NHDeafEd #COVIDkindness #GSIL

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Our good friend Scott Hayward at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry stopped by to drop off 20 cases of gloves! Yay! Thank you, Scott and @TupeloHall !
#ThanksForDelivering #GSIL

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

HOLE-LY IMPRESSIVE — Golfer Phil Hubbard of Orange City, who is legally blind made made his second hole-in-one on the 12th hole at Glen Abbey Golf Club in DeBary, Florida. #disABILITY #GSIL @FutureInSightNH
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

For those of you who like being helpful, science and technology.....
Giving 15 minutes per week of your time can help scientists fight Coronavirus. #COVIDkindness #GSIL
Go to https://t.co/njDrOiJmFM to sign up!

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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

@somegoodnews Oh no, I accidentally voted no. :(

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Some helpful tips on "Hand Hygiene for People with Spinal Cord Injury" from our friends at @Sci_Ontario
#GSIL #safehands #WashtoCare

[Spinal Cord Injury Ontario @SCI_Ontario]

We've now all seen a ton of important hand-washing instructions, but this tip sheet offers advice to people with spinal cord injury. Thanks @UofT_PT for sharing. https://t.co/Fv7hOJUReM

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

So far we have given out 55 bags. Each bag has 50 pair of gloves, hand sanitizer, paper towels, and (if requested) masks and gowns. We still have more available. We are asking our Attendant Care Employees to contact their coordinators if they want a bag. #GSIL #COVIDkindness

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Two of GSIL's dedicated employees have been busy making care bags to hand out to our Attendant Care Employees. They include gloves, hand-sanitizer and paper towels, etc. #GSIL
To make a donation please contact 603-228-9680 [email protected]
@DRCNH @NHCDD @GovChrisSununu

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

In case you missed it... John Krasinski highlights some good news from around the world, including an interview with Steve Carrell to mark the 15th Anniversary of THE OFFICE, as well as John’s newest hero Coco. #somegoodnews #GSIL #COVIDkindness

[John Krasinski @johnkrasinski]

This week I asked you all to send me #SomeGoodNews ... And look what happened!

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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

"Exeter, NH Hockey Company Joins The Fight: Instead, [of Bauer closing their manufacturing plant in Quebec.] they started producing face shields to help protect medical personnel on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19." #COVIDkindness #GSIL #NH

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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Kraft, a retired grandfather, was concerned about contracting COVID-19 and bringing it home to his grandchild who is severely handicapped. But Kraft [needed] fresh food to be delivered, then he found Teens Helping Seniors... #COVIDkindness #GSIL

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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

We received our first donation of 30 masks from very generous JoAnn Fabric customers. To make masks to donate to our Attendant Care Employees the directions are below. You can email [email protected] for more info. #COVIDkindness #GSIL #MasksNow
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

COVID-19: What do Older Adults and People with Disabilities Need to Know?
Check out this article from the @ACLgov
https://t.co/cK3PRphJBW

[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Researchers Have Found a Way to Sterilize and Reuse Face Masks During Pandemic:
“... we’ve now proven that it works and will begin using the technology immediately in all three Duke Health hospitals,” said Dr. Stiegel. #GSIL #goodnews
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

California: "Since owner Rocco Scordella launched “Adopt a Doctor or Nurse” program earlier this month, community members had his restaurant prepare & serve more than 2,000 meals to various hospital departments in the Bay Area."
Will NH be next?!
#GSIL
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Here's a list of 10 Things You Can do to Manage COVID-19 at Home presented in American Sign Language by the CDC.
#disABILITY #GSIL #COVID19 #ASL
@DRCNH @NH_HSEM @GovChrisSununu
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

Popular Interpreter is an Inspiration: Marla "Berkowitz, who typically kicks off the news conferences, standing next to officials leading Ohio through this outbreak, is deaf herself."
#disABILITY #GSIL
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

"people with mental & physical disabilities...have been denied these reasonable accommodations, and have even lost their job as a result. It can feel painful to watch [COVID-19] policies...be so widely & effortlessly implemented." #GSIL #disABILITY
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[GSIL @GraniteStateIL]

New today on Netflix: “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution." This documentary focuses on an idyllic summer camp for kids and teens with disabilities in the Catskills in the early '70s; a [nest] for the modern disability rights movement." #GSIL #disABILITY

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