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Toolworks was so honored to have CEO Kristy F**k receive the Provider Award for Advocacy at the 23rd Annual Golden Gate Self-Advocacy Conference. Kristy accepted the award on behalf of all Toolworks staff members and people we serve- the true partnership that makes Toolworks work!

This week, Toolworks is proud to be co-hosting a film event with the Roxie Theater at 3117 16th Street in San Francisco! The film, Give Me Liberty, showcases a diverse group of people from different backgrounds and with differing challenges who connect through their common humanity.

Please join us on Friday, August 30th @ 6:30pm for the opening night of this inspiring movie! Showtimes will be running through Thursday, September 5th.

For more information and to buy tickets: https://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/give-me-liberty/?instance_id=35744

GIVE ME LIBERTY Producer George Rush IN PERSON, Friday, Aug 30th! Co-Sponsored by TOOLWORKS! “A wonderfully chaotic seriocomedy from America’s depressed heartland” – Michael Fox, KQED Arts Medica…

Love this picture of a fantastic Toolworker! Happy b'day Eric!

Happy Birthday ! Boysaw’s vibrant & magnify details of faces to create a colorful & bold style of - a comic character, a film noir monster, a bubbly visage all combine in Boysaw’s world. We can’t wait to see what’s next for him!

It was so great to have our friends at Urban Jazz Dance Company help us kick off our annual meeting yesterday! Can't wait to see them at the International Deaf Dance Festival this summer.

We’re so excited to bring Bakeworks to the SFPUC! Folks are getting trained right now so they’ll be ready when you come to visit!

Hayes Valley Bakeworks Will Open a Second Location in April - March 16, 2018 - SF Weekly Hayes Valley Bakeworks, the 6-year-old bakery and cafe at the corner of Fulton and Gough streets that employs formerly incarcerated people and people with disabilities, has announced that it will open a second location next month a few blocks away, in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Bu...

Our Toolworks community integration volunteers making valentine's day sweet for others!

Toolworks website is now “Mobile Friendly”

Our www.toolworks.org website now works better on smartphones and tablets. On these mobile devices, text size can be changed for better visibility by clicking the -A or +A icons. There’s a new, green “Menu” button that improves access to key pages. Website videos now playback more easily, and with better audio. More page information can be seen by simply scrolling up or down a page. On our Careers page Resumes and Cover Letters can be uploaded when applying for a position. Please explore our new Toolworks Mobile Friendly website by browsing to www.toolworks.org with your cellphone or tablet.

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College experience described in this New York Times article helps Developmentally Disabled individuals achieve success with their dream jobs and life goals, but funding and support are needed.

Developmentally Disabled, and Going to College Work-readiness programs for the intellectually challenged aim to prepare students for a dream job. Less than half will find one.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This video explains why Medicaid is so important to people with disabilities and provides the back story to why people are putting their lives on the line to protect it.

The Disabled Fight for Health Care Recently, 43 disabled protesters were arrested outside of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell's office, and the clips went viral on social media. Since th...

Mike lives at home with his family, where he wants to be and where he's able to be active in his community. He and his mom explain how Medicaid makes this possible and how the current proposed changes would force him from his home.

Mother and son: Medicaid isn't about politics, it's about lives Mike Phillips is severely physically disabled, but thanks to Medicaid, he's able to be cared for at home by his family. In a remarkable interview with Ari Melber, Mike and his mother Karen Clay explain how Medicaid cuts would literally end life as they...

In 1977, disabled activists took over San Francisco city hall to demand equal rights for over 20 days. The capitol police need to think about that. And they need to know that it is not only unsafe, it's a physical violation to remove someone from their wheelchair without their consent. As the article states, people with disabilities "use Medicaid to be able to work in the community; to be free and independent; to live on this planet". The disability community is not going to be quiet with so much at stake.

Police drag disabled protesters out of wheelchairs during Trumpcare protests Capitol Hill Police have forcibly removed protesters in wheelchairs from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office on the same day Republicans released their latest healthcare plan.

Make time this summer to check out this exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library!

"In this exhibition, discover a remarkable, overlooked moment in U.S. history. On April 5, 1977, American people with and without disabilities showed the world the power of grassroots activism."

Patient No More: This SFPL exhibit will occur Sat, 6/10/2017 - Sun, 9/3/2017 at Main Library, Skylight Gallery

Ability App is (soon to be) "like Yelp for accessibility".

This 12-year-old is creating an app for disabled people Alex Knoll, who came up with the idea for the Ability App, is gaining attention after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' show to talk about it.

"One of my closest friends has a brother in his late 30s with Down syndrome. His life is the very life that I want someday for my own son. He works full time at a job he loves, lives independently, and participates in his local theater and synagogue. He has a long-term girlfriend and is a beloved member of his community. The Medicaid services that he receives support him in his independence. Those services help him to budget and pay bills, shop for groceries and cook, use transportation and succeed at his job. Because of Medicaid, he is a taxpayer, a consumer and a good neighbor.
How do I know that these services will be cut? Because, under Medicaid law, they are optional."

Opinion | My son has Down syndrome. The GOP’s health-care bill scares me to death. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and I want the same thing for our children, but we disagree on what kind of law will get us there.

Keeping it green!

San Francisco Marriott Marquis Reduces Waste Through Partnership with Toolworks Toolworks has helped the hotel achieve an 85 percent waste diversion rate, which is one of the highest resource recovery rates among hotels in the U.S.

Great event highlighting all our great Recyclability partners this morning!

Looking for teammates fluent in ASL. http://www.toolworks.org/about/careers

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Medicaid is used for a full range of services for people with disabilities, not just their doctor's visits. Cuts to the Medicaid program are a serious threat to the health, safety, and well being of people with disabilities. California's community based service system relies on Medicaid funding. Let's not create a crisis of care in our communities. Let your legislator know that the current version of the ACHA puts the lives and independence of people with disabilities at risk!

A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill: Special Education A provision of the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act would sharply cut Medicaid funds for special education programs across the country.

Nice article on Bakeworks highlighting the success of our hard working clients!

Hire Calling - By pkane - SF Weekly For her front-of-house staff, Gabriela Cámara, chef-owner of Cala in Hayes Valley, is specifically interested in hiring staff who’ve been incarcerated. Not only that, she cites people who’ve done long sentences behind bars as model employees. “If you’ve been at San Quentin for 15 years, you get up e...

Like what you see? Be part of our team. We have opening for job coaches,community living specialists & more.https://goo.gl/QkY2wo

Careers - Toolworks Get connected to an opportunity. We make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities every day. We help people find jobs and keep them; we help people live independently; we help people access their communities. We assist however we can, and then we think of new ways to help. We say we val...

What we do and why we do it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRmyyQcO2E

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Love the especially today http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/01/30/google_doodle_honors_fred_korematsu_japanese_internment_survivor_and_civil.html

Today’s Google Doodle Honoring Japanese Internment Survivor Fred Korematsu Is Just a Coincidence, We’re Sure Google’s Doodle on Monday celebrated the birthday of Fred Korematsu, a civil rights leader remembered for defying an American president's executive ord ...

Today’s Google doodle is in celebration of Ed Roberts’ 78th Birthday. Check it out!

Is your new year's resolution to learn a new language? You can start by learning how to say "Happy New Year" in sign language around the world!

Signing in HAPPY NEW YEAR in 76 Sign Languages 75 countries

Make a plan to vote! There are many state and local initiatives that impact the lives of people with disabilities (and all of us!). And you get to help pick the next president. So, be like Joe and make a plan!

Make a plan to vote like Vice President Joe Biden | Hillary Clinton SUBSCRIBE for the latest news and updates from the Hillary Clinton campaign ► http://hrc.io/1IoVaSK Watch more videos from Hillary Clinton!► https://www.yout...

Ehlena and Wonder the Service Dog’s Incredible Journey to the Supreme Court The story behind the disability rights case being argued in the U.S. Supreme Court this Halloween is a story about the contrast between kindness and cruelty, a story about the right way and the wrong way to treat kids with disabilities.

Special, adjective
1.
better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual

Gonna have to go with greater.

Four Paralympians Just Ran The 1500m Faster Than Anyone At The Rio Olympics Final Even the fourth-place finisher would have won gold in August.

4 Day Public Speaking Course in ASL Oct 14-17, 2016 Four day nature and history guiding course is being offered in Sausalito, CA on Oct 14-17, 2016. This class is for Deaf people who do public speaking or woul...

Ever wanted a peek into the West Wing? In ASL? Here it is courtesy of the White House's first deaf receptionist...

This Is A Tour Of The West Wing (In Sign Language) West Wing Receptionist Leah Katz-Hernandez narrates a tour of the West Wing in American Sign Language, visiting the West Wing Lobby, the West Colonnade, the ...