A construction project along a small stretch of Patton Avenue is part of the City of Asheville’s long-term plan to make pedestrian walkways compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act — more than three decades after the law went into effect.
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A construction project along a small stretch of Patton Avenue is part of the City of Asheville’s long-term plan to make pedestrian walkways compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act — more than three decades after the law went into effect.
“It takes resources to serve kids [with autism],” notes David Laxton, spokesperson for an advocacy organization called Autism Society of North Carolina. “It also takes training for the teachers and collaboration with families and other folks that are involved in those students’ lives.”
Ricky D. Boone and other Vanishing Wheelchair participants will astound audiences at a benefit magic show on Saturday, April 20.
One week after state officials notified Western Highlands Network that its Medicaid waiver contract will end July 31, WHN board members report that the Asheville-based organization’s future will come in one of two ways: merge with another local management entity, or pilot an integrated health-care program.