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MEO Abilities Fair for persons with disabilities, May 12
The fourth Maui Economic Opportunity Abilities Awareness Fair, which will provide information about services for persons with disabilities and promote better awareness about living with a disability, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, May 12, at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center.
Workshop about being blind offered to those with sight, Feb. 10
“The Business of Being Blind,” a workshop for family, friends, co-workers and employers of people who are blind, will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Feb. 10, at Maui Economic Opportunity in Wailuku.
Four Maui deaf citizens receive tablets with connectivity for more independence
Aloha Independent Living Hawaiʻi arranged for four deaf clients of the Maui Independent Living Center to obtain cellular-enabled iPads, accessories and one-year of data connectivity to help them live independently.
Henrietta Chong, Peter Horovitz are MEO Volunteers of the Year; AT&T is Benefactor of the Year
Henrietta Chong of Kula Catholic Community and attorney Peter Horovitz were named Volunteers of the Year at the 36th Maui Economic Opportunity Volunteer Celebration on Monday, Feb. 14.
Maui Independent Living Center receives award from Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Maui Independent Living Center received a Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Partner Award for 2021 for its work with the Maui Community Partner’s Coalition.
MEO Facilitates Vaccine & Booster Shots for Deaf People
Thirteen members of the Maui deaf community received COVID-19 booster shots and two others got their first vaccine dose Monday in a vaccination event coordinated by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Maui Independent Living Center.