Eitas

09/10/2026

Congrats to all of the winners! We are proud to partner with Jackson County Parks + Rec to provide fun events in the community.

09/09/2026

One gift can say something every child deserves to hear:

You were remembered.

This Christmas, eitas Angel Tree is working to provide gifts for 100 children with disabilities. It will take one caring community to reach every child.

Choose one way to help:

• Adopt a child or family
• Donate by scanning the QR code
• Share this post and tag someone who may want to help

Join us by Nov. 6. Email
[email protected] to get involved.

100 children. One caring community. Let’s make it happen.

09/08/2026

One more scoop! 🍦

We have loved partnering with Jackson County Parks + Rec for the Special Populations Ice Cream Trail. Each stop has brought people together to make memories, share smiles and enjoy some delicious ice cream.

Join us for the final stop at Howdy Homemade Ice Cream, a local shop that creates meaningful employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

📍 921 NE Woods Chapel Road, Lee’s Summit
📅 September 9
⏰ 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Come celebrate a sweet summer of community and inclusion with us!

Jackson County Parks + Rec & Eitas have had so much fun visiting local ice cream shops, making memories, sharing smiles, and enjoying delicious treats together during our Special Populations Ice Cream Trail program.

Now it's time for our FINAL STOP!
📍 Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
921 NE Woods Chapel Rd.
Lee's Summit, MO 64064
September 9 · 4:30–6:30 p.m.

What a sweet journey it's been!

09/07/2026

Labor Day is more than the unofficial end of summer. (Tell that to the heatwave!)

First celebrated in 1882, the holiday was created to recognize American workers and the contributions they make to our communities.

More than 140 years later, that purpose still matters.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are part of our workforce. They are employees, colleagues, entrepreneurs and contributors whose work strengthens our communities.

Meaningful employment can provide more than a paycheck. It can create choice, independence, connection and a sense of belonging.

This Labor Day, we celebrate all of the workers throughout Jackson County and recognize the work still ahead to ensure everyone has an opportunity to participate.

We are especially grateful for our own eitas employees. Every trip, plan, training, connection and task completed behind the scenes helps us serve the community. Thank you for the skill, care and commitment you bring to your work every day.

Our offices will be closed Monday, September 7th. We will reopen Tuesday, September 8th.

Have a safe and happy Labor Day!

09/05/2026

This was a great time with great people. Thanks for letting eitas learn more about tactile art! This art is on display The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

09/04/2026

The goal is not to make everyone communicate the same way.

The goal is to make sure everyone can participate.

People may communicate through ASL, gestures, captions, visual supports, technology, speech or a combination of these.

Inclusion begins by asking each person how they communicate best and making sure they have access to it.

Because everyone deserves to connect, participate and be understood.

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

You do not have to know everything about voting. You just need a place where you can ask.

The eitas Voter Resource Linkage Session will connect participants with trusted information about:

• Voter registration
• Sample ballots
• Accessible voting options
• Questions and next steps

Wednesday, September 16th
12:30–2:30 p.m.
eitas Training Center
8508 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City

This session is about access, information and feeling prepared.

Someone you know may have voting questions but may not know where to ask. Share this post so they know where to start.

Scan the QR code to register or email Nicole Noblet at [email protected]

09/03/2026

They called her wheelchair a fire hazard.

She helped change the course of American history.

In 1977, Judy Heumann and a coalition of disability rights activists occupied a federal building in San Francisco for nearly a month. They refused to leave until the government agreed to enforce Section 504, a landmark civil rights protection for people with disabilities.

That victory helped pave the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Now Apple TV is bringing this powerful history to the screen in Being Heumann.

Apple TV also made a choice that matters. The film places actors with disabilities at the center of the story, including Ruth Madeley, an actor and wheelchair user, as Judy.

Representation is not just about who appears on screen. It is also about who gets the opportunity to tell the story.

This is disability history.

This is authentic representation.

And this is one to watch.

Being Heumann begins streaming Nov. 13 on Apple TV.

Watch the trailer. Share the history. Add it to your watchlist.

Judy didn't wait for change. She fought to make it happen. Being ...

09/02/2026

This sounds like an amazing time!

Join Jackson County Parks + Rec Special Populations Division and Eitas for a FREE evening of dancing with a DJ, door prizes and plenty of fun at Woodland Jamboree!

Open to people (16+) with developmental disabilities who are registered with Jackson County Parks + Rec Special Population Services.

For more information, please visit https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/.../Special-Population...

Join Jackson County Parks + Rec Special Populations Division and Eitas for a FREE evening of dancing with a DJ, door prizes and plenty of fun at Woodland Jamboree!

Open to individuals (16+) with developmental disabilities who are registered with Jackson County Parks + Rec Special Population Services.

For more information, please visit https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/Sports/Special-Population-Service