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October is National Disability Awareness Month
Published 12:44 p.m., October 2, 2007
What is a Disability? Who has Disabilities? Where do people with Disabilities work? Many questions come to mind when we discuss persons with disabilities.
The statistics show that between 15 and 20 percent of US citizens have some disability and more than 7 million use devices to compensate. The devices maybe canes, walkers, back braces, hearing aides and communication boards to name a few.
Almost everyone will develop physical or other disabilities at some point in their life.
Productive Alternatives is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing diverse human service programming, offering viable workforce opportunities for businesses and manufacturing and marketing innovative products.
We are dedicated to providing services of the highest quality and continue to strive to make a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities and create opportunities for individuals to become contributing members of local communities.
Productive Alternatives Inc. currently serves over 700 persons with disabilities on a daily basis and providing service to more than 14 counties in Minnesota. Branches are located in Alexandria, Brainerd, Fergus Falls, Little Falls, Moorhead, Parkers Prairie and Perham.
For more information contact the headquarters in Fergus Falls at 218-998-5630 or check our website at www.paiff.org
On a local level Productive Alternatives will be recognizing Consumers of the Year from each of their facilities at a Consumer Recognition Banquet on October 10th at Broadway Ballroom in Alexandria.
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