From The League for People with Disabilities in Baltimore:BALTIMORE -- The League for People with Disabilities, Inc. has joined forces with the publisher of I.D.E.A.L. magazine, to help distribute a new quarterly magazine covering information about and for the disability community.
The League’s print shop and bulk mail house, League Industries, will serve as the official printer and mail house for I.D.E. A. L. magazine which is an acronym for Individuals with Disabilities Express About Life.
According to the magazine’s CEO/Founder, Zarifa Roberson, “I.D.E.A.L magazine will create a new and positive image for young people with disabilities and, hopefully, help eliminate the stereotypes about people with disabilities in society.”Ms. Roberson states that she started the magazine so people can express their opinions on topics such as education, careers, sex, sexuality, love relationships, family, policies and more. She feels that expressions on these matters from people with disabilities are seldom communicated in a very public way and hopes that I.D.E.A.L magazine will become the “voice” of the disability community, “educating and bringing cultural awareness about our community to people at all levels of ability.”
The League’s President & CEO, David A. Greenberg, is very pleased to be working with Ms. Roberson and her staff on what is sure to be a big hit with League participants and their families.Greenberg states, “We currently serve over 2,000 individuals and families with various backgrounds and interests and opinions. It’s great that Zarifa is putting together so many voices and stories to show the diversity and extent of ideas and opinions within the community of people with disabilities. The possibilities for stories and articles are endless.”
“Ms. Roberson’s I.D.E.A.L. magazine will provide a needed educational voice to provide important information to strengthen the health, safety, and economic power of individuals and families in our Baltimore Community, “says Dr. Nollie P. Wood, Jr., Executive Director, Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities.
The magazine kicks off with a special reception at The League’s headquarters, located at 1111 East Cold Spring Lane in Baltimore, on Friday, January 15, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
The League for People with Disabilities, Inc. was founded in 1927 and provides a range of programs and services developed to help people with disabilities gain independence, increase self-sufficiency and improve quality of life.
