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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2021) — Positive mental health is an integral part of employee well-being. Along with maintaining awareness of our own mental health, it’s important to stay alert to warning signs when others may need intervention. By learning the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) technique, University of Kentucky employees can make a difference by gaining the tools to help identify suicide warning signs.  The QPR Institute was created with the goal to save lives and reduce suicidal behaviors by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. “This one c...

SOM Braille services and resources available to support blind or visually impaired Michiganders Bureau of Services for Blind Persons highlights various braille services and resources during Braille Literacy Month January 19, 2021 LANSING, Mich.—January has been proclaimed as Braille Literacy Month by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to recognize the impact this reading system has on individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and call attention to the invaluable services and resources in Michigan that enable residents to learn and enhance their braille skills. Braille, created by Louis Braille...

Breaking Ground 97 Breaking Ground 97 - Getting a Life Back with Technology by Mike Harrell Mike Harrell is a respiratory therapist who lives in Ooltewah, TN with his wife, Sharon, and guide dog, Honor. He is also the father of Council staff member Jolene Sharp. In 1980, I was 27, with a wife and 13-month-old little daughter. We had just moved to Florida from Washington, D.C. so that I could start my new job as a respiratory therapist there. Bike riding was my favorite way of getting around. On my way home from work, three short months after the move, I was struck by a car and landed...