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Are the “Back to School Blues” feeling a little bluer in 2020? These 5 Strategies May Help.
Rachel VanRiper, PPD, Spec Ed. TC/RR; CI, EI, LD Rachel’s passion for education, and service to her community is a through line of her entire life. Raised by a family of educators, Rachel grew up with a firsthand understanding that education plays a vital role in our...
Representation Matters: The Story of Ellie, Gretchen & Ruskin Part 02
Ruskin Griffith is a rising Sophomore at Arizona State University, earning his Bachelors in Psychology, with the ambition to attend law school after graduation. Despite being born in the dry state of Arizona, he found a passion for hockey at age 6, and added Hammer...
Representation Matters: The Story of Ellie, Gretchen & Ruskin
Gretchen O’Neal (J.D., BEcon) has been the successful business owner of Overseer Enterprises, an independent music production + legal affairs company, for 18 years. Prior to becoming a business owner, Gretchen served in leadership roles within film, music, and...
The Value in Medication Therapy & the Importance of Proper Medication Management
Tori Kuhagen, PharmD, RPh Tori Kuhagen is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and Temple University (TU). While earning her Doctorate of Pharmacy at TU, Tori was the Temple Chair of Prevention Point Philadelphia, a non-profit organization that promotes health,...
Can What You Eat Affect Your Mental Health?
Jenna Appel, MS, RDN, LDN, CPTJenna Appel is the Vice President of the Board of Directors for Invest In Access, Inc. Residing in Boca Raton, Jenna is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) which is an associate of...
With gratitude for anyone who has ever loved, or cared for, someone with mental illness.
Near the turn of the 20th century, a Wall Street financier and graduate of Yale College named Clifford W. Beers, experienced his first episode of bipolar illness. The episode occurred after the death of his brother. At the depth of his illness, Clifford attempted...
The Spring Season and the Start-up Similarities of a Nonprofit Lifecycle
The birds are chirping, the sun is shining brighter, and while you may have some doubts - the spring season is officially here! Spring is full anticipation and growth. Whether you’re jetting home from work to watch the college basketball playoffs, counting down the...
The Value In Educating Students About Disability & Neurodiversity
If this is your first time visiting our blog, welcome! If you’ve been following along for the last four months, we value your viewership dearly. Here at Invest In Access (IAI) we touch base with you via our blog at least once a month; so it’s that time again <3 We...
Whatever The Cost
I look forward to celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day more than any other holiday of the year <3 Dr. King lived his life relentlessly asking for us to see the humanity in one another. He called us to do so urgently and unwaveringly. Dr. King especially wanted to...
Invest In Access was founded as a remote-first organization, on Anishinaabeg land, in 2018. Remote-first is a highly accessible workplace model for members of the disability community, and the global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has proven that remote-first benefits may have additional environmental and economic benefits too.