Today marks the 20th anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA). This groundbreaking act was put into place to protect people with disabilities against discrimination.

Shangri-La held it’s third Learn, Teach & Act Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2, 2010 at the Red Lion Hotel in Salem, Oregon. As with the previous conferences, this year’s conference was a chance for Shangri-La’s staff and stakeholders to meet and greet, as well as learn how Shangri-La is doing as [...]

Hopefully, you have already filled out and mailed the 2010 Census form. If not, maybe you need to talk to Rosie Paulus, a Shangri-La employee who is active in the local community. Rosie has been volunteering for the last couple of months to spread the word about the need to participate in the Census. Being [...]

Did you know you can now follow us on Twitter? It’s true! If you are already on Twitter you can look us up as Shangrilacorp. Don’t have or care to register to Twitter? No Problem! You can find our last 3 “tweets” in the right hand side bar, under the Shangrilacorp Twitter Feed heading, right [...]

Ever wonder what to do when someone holds up a sign asking for food, money or work? The easy answer is of course to toss a bill, but my in-the-know friends tell me never to do this as we may be contributing to increased substance abuse. I always feel sad and selfish when I see [...]

Down Syndrome… the words can strike terror in any parent’s heart, yet, it’s a reality many families live with. The stigma of having Down Syndrome can be great. In the past, many people with Down Syndrome where put in institutions and treated as less than human. Fortunately, times are changing and there have been great [...]