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Disability in History- Temple Grandin
March 13, 2014
Michele Anderson, Independent Living Specialist
Temple Grandin is an amazing individual diagnosed at age 2 (1949) with autism. This diagnosis was accompanied with a label of having brain damage as well as a recommendation of institutionalization. This very same woman holds a doctoral degree, teaches at a University, has made significant contributions in animal sciences, is an author, has had a movie made about her extraordinary life, and writes and speaks prolifically about autism based on her personal experiences.
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Independence, Inc. is a Resource Center for Independent Living. We are a private, nonprofit corporation that provides services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities. We are funded by the Department of Education, the Rehabilitation Services Administration, fee-for-services programs, and private donations.
We are a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, non-residential agency that is designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provide an array of independent living services . Our services are free of charge to individuals requesting them.
Independence, Inc. serves an eleven-county area in northwestern North Dakota including: Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Ward and Williams counties.
Since 1995, Independence Inc. has worked to make Minot and the surrounding counties a better place to live, work and play for people with disabilities
Independence, Inc. provides a variety of empowerment and community services aimed at empowering people with disabilities to maintain and increase their independence within the community. Our core services include:
- Information and Referral
- Individual Advocacy
- Independent Living Skills Training
- Systems Advocacy
- Peer Mentoring
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