Madison County 310 Board

06/05/2026

🎬🍿 FREE Sensory Friendly Movie Morning! 🍿🎬

Join us on Tuesday, June 9 at 9:30 AM for a Sensory Friendly Movie at Cinemark Bridge Street!

✨ Tickets are FREE – just be sure to register in advance and then meet us at our table in the theater lobby to pick up your ticket before the movie begins.

Our Sensory Friendly Movie experience is designed to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants:

💡 Lights will remain on at a lower level
🔊 Sound will be reduced
🧩 Sensory supports will be available to borrow
🚶 Movement is welcome
💙 Stimming is welcome
🌟 Taking breaks as needed is encouraged

Best of all, our Special Needs Program group will have exclusive access to the theater, creating a comfortable and supportive space for everyone to enjoy the movie together.

🍿 Concessions are available for purchase at the family's discretion.

We can't wait to see you there for a fun morning at the movies!

🎟️ Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCoj_guD9IrVeRl7lketcjOJGV3DApIttuuE297YcnHZwAZQ/viewform

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

05/29/2026

Exploring the outdoors should be for everyone, and at Joe Wheeler State Park, it is! Our Terrain Hopper helps visitors enjoy lake views, navigate trails, and experience nature with greater freedom. To learn more, visit https://www.alapark.com/outdoor-mobility-devices

05/23/2026

05/21/2026

Thursday, May 15, 2025, help us celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments.

05/14/2026

05/13/2026

This summer could be the start of something big.

The Riley Center Adult Services program helps autistic young adults ages 16–26 develop the real-world skills they need to live, work, and navigate their community with confidence and independence — through career exploration, vocational readiness, daily autonomy, and more!

Email [email protected] to get started with enrollment.

05/11/2026

⚖️ SSDI and SSI are both run by the Social Security Administration but funded differently and built for different situations.

SSDI is funded through payroll taxes and functions like insurance — you build eligibility through work. SSI is funded through general tax revenues and has no work-history requirement.

The work-credit requirement for SSDI depends on age. Younger workers can qualify with fewer credits because SSA uses a sliding scale, while workers who become disabled in their 50s or later generally need 40 credits, with 20 earned in the 10 years before the disability began.

SSI is also available to people age 65 or older who have limited income and assets, even without any disability — a detail many people miss.

The $2,000 individual resource limit for SSI has not changed since 1989. It does not count your primary home, one vehicle, or certain other items, but it does count savings accounts, second vehicles, and most other assets above that amount.

SSDI recipients become eligible for Medicare after 24 months of receiving benefits. ALS is a notable exception — Medicare coverage begins immediately for ALS recipients.

When SSDI benefits are low, some recipients also qualify for SSI — a situation SSA calls concurrent benefits. SSI eligibility still requires meeting the income, asset, and living-arrangement rules separately; the SSDI income counts against the SSI payment calculation.

At full retirement age, SSDI automatically converts to regular Social Security retirement benefits. The amount generally stays the same, but the program and the rules that govern it change.



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