Living Well With A Disability is a health and fitness program in partnership with the Research & Training Center of Kansas, which helps people build the skills for a healthy lifestyle. LWD is an eight-week program that involves a series of activities designed for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. Training materials provided. If you have questions or are interested in signing up, please contact Ranita Wilks at 841-0333 ext.115or email rwilks@independenceinc.org.
Open Enrollment for Spring Living Well with a Disability Class Available
- on January 5, 2012
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Comments
kbritt (Karrey Britt) says…
Is this program free? Are there certain qualifications to be able to participate?
mkinley (Meghan Spreer) says…
Whoops! I thought I put that it was free! Yes, it is. It is specifically for people with disabilities-but disabilities of any sort qualify!
Thanks!
kbritt (Karrey Britt) replies…
Thanks for the information and letting the public know about this program.