{"id":100,"date":"2025-07-11T13:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/?p=100"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T13:05:39","slug":"more-than-inclusion-true-empowerment-through-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/more-than-inclusion-true-empowerment-through-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;More Than Inclusion\u2014True Empowerment Through Choice&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Cherokee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board passionately believes in the profound power of every individual&#8217;s voice. We wholeheartedly understand that genuine change and empowerment stem from truly listening to and honoring our clients\u2019 ideas, dreams, and voices\u2014whether through engaging activities, vibrant outings, or heartfelt conversations. The freedom of choice and the dignity of casting a vote are vital rights that ignite hope, foster independence, and celebrate the unique strengths of each person we serve. With unwavering dedication, we have reached out to our clients with love and patience, guiding them through the voting process\u2014ensuring they understand their options, feel confident in their decisions, and know that their voices are vital and valued. Together, we are building a community where every individual\u2019s perspective is heard, respected, and celebrated.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Voting-art-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-110 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Voting-art-2-300x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Voting-art-2-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Voting-art-2-150x150.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cherokee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board passionately believes in the profound power of every individual&#8217;s voice. We wholeheartedly understand that genuine change and empowerment stem from truly listening to and honoring our clients\u2019 ideas, dreams, and voices\u2014whether through engaging activities, vibrant outings, or heartfelt conversations. The freedom of choice and the dignity of casting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cherokee-country-disabilities-special"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cherokeedsnb.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}