Press Release Invisible Disabilities Association Presents Live Chats with Our Experts on September 27th. Parker, CO – August 30, 2012. IDA Teams Up with Allsup for a FREE and Online True Help® Disability Web Expo to offer Live Chats and more! The Invisible Disabilities Association Booth Includes: ■ Front Desk ■ About IDA ■ Encouragement […]
IDA Founder, Wayne Connell is a regular Guest Blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. This article, What’s So Funny About… was Co-Authored by Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN and IDA Advisory Board Member and Author. Article Excerpt: My journey over the past two decades with my wife, Sherri – whose life is filled daily with intense pain, […]
IDA Founder, Wayne Connell is a regular Guest Blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. This article, Looks Can Be Deceiving, was Co-Authored by Kathe Skinner. Kathe is a Relationship Coach who lives with Multiple Sclerosis. She is also an IDA Executive Board Member. Article Excerpt: Why believe? Why believe someone is ill and in pain when their […]
UPDATE September 28: This Expo will be available on-demand through December 26, 2012. Press Release IDA Teams Up with Allsup for a FREE and Online True Help® Disability Web Expo Parker, CO – July 16, 2012. There will be more than a dozen leading nonprofit organizations presenting, including the Invisible Disabilities Association and Allsup. Virtual […]
UPDATE September 16: The 2012 Conference Seminars will be available on the NICIAW Website through July 2013. IDA’s Seminar will be available on our website indefinitely. Press Release IDA Founder Guest Speaker for National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week September 2012 Parker, CO – July 15, 2012 – The Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) Founder and […]
IDA Founder, Wayne Connell continues to be a very popular Guest Blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. This article, It’s All in Your Head, was Co-Authored by Jeff Vankooten. Jeff is an author and speaker who shares his battles and lessons learned from living with bipolar disorder. Jeff is also an IDA Executive Board Member. Article […]
IDA Founder, Wayne Connell continues to be a very popular Guest Blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. This article, But You LOOK Good! – Learning the Language of Invisible Disabilities, was Co-Authored by Antarctic Mike Pierce. Mike is a speaker, athlete, world record holder and caregiver. He shared his very touching story about his wife, Angela’s […]
Press Release IDA President in Documentary, “Invisible Wounds, Invisible Disabilities” Parker, CO – January 20, 2012. IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, was interviewed for the mini-documentary public service announcement (PSA), Invisible Wounds, Invisible Disabilities: The Realities of War. This film “brings light to the most misunderstood and prevalent wounds of war” (MultiWriters). It interviews […]
IDA Founder, Wayne Connell recently had the opportunity to be a guest blogger on Disability.blog by Disability.gov. In this article, Invisible No More, Wayne shares about his wife, Sherri’s invisible journey, how they met and ultimately Wayne’s founding of IDA. Wayne also had the opportunity to share about some of the incredible stories from IDA’s […]
In 2011, IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell and his wife, Sherri needed to travel to California for medical reasons, so they decided to stop in Disneyland first. Due to her illness, disability and chemical sensitivities, Wayne needed to consult with Disney representatives to see if the visit would even be possible. One of the […]
Envision a World Where People Living with Illness, Pain and Disability Will Be INVISIBLE NO MORE! Invisible No More TV is a project launched by the Invisible Disabilities Association to bring awareness to people living with invisible disabilities, education to friends and family and support to those living with debilitating conditions. INM TV shares real-life […]
Luis Carlos Montalván is a 17-year veteran and former U.S. Army captain who earned the Combat Action Badge, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. His tours in Iraq also left him with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Luis shared his story of the “war after the war” at the Invisible […]
Fmr Captain and New York Times Bestselling Author, Luis Carlos Montalván and his Service Dog, Tuesday spoke at the 2011 Invisible Disabilities Association Honor Awards Banquet in October. Luis is the author of Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him. Luis shared his amazing story of the war after the […]
Wayne and Sherri Connell discovered all too quickly that living with debilitating illness is not only a struggle physically and financially, but it can also bring challenges to relationships. Sherri had always been a very active and goal-oriented person, working, singing and dancing in musicals, cheer-leading, modeling in fashion shows, riding her horse and lifting […]
The Invisible Disabilities Association has enjoyed being involved in the National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week (NICIAW) for many years as guest speakers during their online seminars, leaders of online workshops, guest authors of informative articles and champions to spread awareness. In 2010 IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, was a special guest for an […]
NOMINATIONS CLOSED 7/31/11 From July 16 – 31, IDA partnered with 710 KNUS and 94.7 KRKS Radio Stations to find the next IDA Volunteer Award recipient! IDA visitors and radio listeners were invited to nominate a friend, co-worker, neighbor or family member who is giving of themselves as a volunteer by supporting people touched by […]
IDA Attends Book Signing with Luis Carlos Montalván and his Service Dog Tuesday in Denver. IDA’s 2011 Awards Banquet Keynote Speaker, Luis Carlos Montalván, and his Service Dog, Tuesday were at the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver on July 12th. IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell and Executive Team Members, Kris Harty and Neville […]
IDA is excited to announce that we have remodeled the Cleaner Indoor Air Campaign (CIAC) with a new look! Tell your friends, family and groups! Tweet! The Invisible Disabilities Association originally launched CIAC in 2006. CIAC provides information about Environmental Illnesses such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), Toxic Injury, Chemical Injury and/or Toxic Encephalopathy, as […]
Jason Graham grew up in southeast Denver in a family of five children. Jason graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1991. He battled both a brain tumor and kidney disease from the age of 29, Jason was diagnosed with both a pituitary brain tumor and kidney disease. He had successful brain surgery just before […]
IDA Founder and President, Wayne Connell, had the opportunity to share his passion about those living with invisible disabilities, with News Anchor and Journalist, Stephanie Riggs. Wayne and Stephanie talked at length about his wife Sherri’s story and how IDA is reaching out to others around the world. Stephanie seemed thrilled to hear about IDA and learn […]