Press Releases
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Partners with ABILITY Awareness Volunteers with disabilities will rebuild a home in Santa Ana for a child with cerebral palsy – Habitat for Humanity of Orange County will host ABILITY Awareness and volunteers from The Arc of Orange County every Wednesday for 11 weeks to create a home in Santa Ana that meets the needs of six-year old Marian Usman. Marian was diagnosed with cerebral palsy before her first birthday. The majority of the volunteers have intellectual disabilities, and one volunteer has cerebral palsy. They will join the Usman family in remodeling an existing Habitat home. ABILITY Awareness is advising Habitat on the necessary adjustments. The home is located at 1414 N. Bush St., Santa Ana, CA 92701. >Full Release
ABILITY Awareness Assists Habitat for Humanity of Orange County In Building Homes for Heroes Seeking qualified Veterans with disabilities as future Habitat homeowners – ABILITY Awareness, a national nonprofit dedicated to “Building a World of Inclusion” is assisting Habitat for Humanity of Orange Country in their Homes for Heroes development in San Juan Capistrano targeted towards combat-disabled veterans or their surviving family members. Homes for Heroes not only lends a helping hand to veterans in their effort to achieve the American Dream of homeownership but engages volunteers with all types of disabilities in building the homes. >Full Release
Star-studded Event is "Raisin' the Roof" for Hawaii's First ABILITY House; Variety Show to Benefit Partner Program of Honolulu Habitat for Humanity – Local, national and international celebrities and performers will descend on the Waikiki Sheraton Hotel & Resort to help raise the roof of Hawaii's first ABILITY House. The event is sponsored by ABILITY Magazine and the Pacific Rim Conference which is being presented by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Center for Disabilities Studies. >Full Release
ABILITY House Receives $1.4 Million to Launch Initiatives Focusing on College Students and Veterans with Disabilities; Corporation for National & Community Service and HP Join ABILITY Awareness and ABILITY Magazine in Building Homes and Awareness – With $1.4 million of new federal and corporate backing, the ABILITY House program is announcing the launch of two new initiatives: the ABILITY House College Students with Disabilities Initiative (AHCSDI) and the ABILITY House Veterans with Disabilities Initiative (AHVDI). The ABILITY House program works with ABILITY Magazine and Habitat for Humanity to build accessible homes for low-income families where one or more members have disabilities. Additionally, this award-winning program engages volunteers with mental and physical disabilities to help build the homes. >Full release
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation's Robert David Hall Signs on as Spokesperson for Atlanta's First ABILITY House; Actor and advocate, Robert David Hall continues to raise awareness for people with disabilities – Robert David Hall, who stars as Dr. Al Robbins, MD, the coroner on the No. 1 ranked primetime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has signed on to be the official spokesperson for Atlanta's first ABILITY House. An ABILITY House is an affordable, accessible home built for a low-income family in which one or more members have disabilities. What makes the program unique is that it utilizes volunteers with disabilities during all phases of construction, demonstrating the potential of every person and empowering the community with a new level of awareness. >Full release
Volunteers with Disabilities to Construct a Home Featuring Smart Home Technology for a Person who has a Disability; BellSouth, Birmingham Habitat for Humanity and ABILITY Magazine Build a Home and Awareness in 5 Days – Volunteers with all ranges of disabilities will unite at a Birmingham homesite to build an ABILITY House for Derrick Daniels, a man who has quadriplegia. An ABILITY House is an affordable, accessible home built for a low-income family where one or more members has a disability. The ABILITY House program utilizes volunteers with disabilities during all phases of construction, emphasizing their skills and talents. The "blitz build" will kick-off on Monday, May 17, 2004 and conclude Friday, May 21, 2004. >Full Release