Breaking Ground 124: Community Living
Community life is more than a mailing address. It’s built on experiences, relationships, and the freedom to explore them. This issue is about the practical steps providers, employers, and communities are taking to make Community Living real.
Inside Issue 124, you’ll find:
- Tennessee providers showing what person-centered HCBS looks like; helping people get out in the community for jobs, friendships, and everyday life with the right supports.
- Disabled to the Front is making Nashville nightlife accessible, turning lived experience into practical fixes and a growing movement for after-dark inclusion.
- Vanderbilt TRIAD’s NeuroCAN offering no-cost, tailored help so arts, education, and civic groups welcome neurodivergent people—plus a MoZAICS toolkit for zoos and aquariums.
- and more.
We hope these stories offer practical ideas and an invitation to help build communities where everyone belongs.
Breaking Ground - Issue 124
- Executive Director Opening Note
- Breaking Down Barriers: How Tennessee Providers Help People Get Out in the Community
- Building Accessible Communities: Understanding the ADA and What It Means Today
- ABLE Accounts Open to More People with Disabilities on January 1
- The Right to Party
- NeuroCAN: Helping Community Organizations Create Belonging
- 30 Years of Impact: Tennessee’s Disability Scholarship Program
- Letter to The Editor