ALT People Behind the Programs graphic featuring Noelle Way, Supports Planner at Independence Now, with her smiling portrait, the Independence Now logo, and the tagline “Real people. Real stories. Real impact.”

ALT At The Freedom Center’s Music with a Mission celebration, a man in a wheelchair speaks into a microphone beside another wheelchair user holding an award, with musicians and attendees nearby.

ALT At The Freedom Center’s Music with a Mission celebration, a man in a wheelchair speaks into a microphone beside another wheelchair user holding an award, with musicians and attendees nearby.

ALT Four smiling attendees pose beside The Freedom Center’s 25th anniversary banner at the Music with a Mission celebration.

ALT Country musicians Tori Hughes and Taylor Teasley perform with acoustic guitars at The Freedom Center’s Music with a Mission celebration.

ALT Independence Now’s “People Behind the Programs” spotlight graphic featuring Nina Russell, Director of Supports Planning, smiling in a circular portrait. The graphic reads, “Real people. Real stories. Real impact.”

ALT Group of Independence Now staff and participants, including wheelchair users, posing together while holding “Accessible Voting Is Our Right” signs and REV UP boards sharing reasons why they vote.

ALT Independence Now’s “People Behind the Programs” graphic featuring Executive Director Diane Palmer, a smiling Black woman with short reddish-brown hair, red earrings, and a gray collared shirt.

ALT Metro graphic promoting National Week Without Driving. Bold text reads "Discover the Benefits" above four colorful illustrations depicting a transit card, a person boarding a train, a pedestrian, and passengers riding public transportation. Metro logo appears in the upper right corner.

ALT Plate of turkey butternut squash tacos with tomatoes, shredded cheese, cilantro, and a tortilla.

ALT Cooking class participants seated around tables enjoying the turkey butternut squash tacos they prepared.

ALT Participant enjoying a freshly prepared taco during Independence Now’s cooking class.

ALT Participant eating a taco during the September cooking class.

ALT CRAB volunteer holds up a freshly caught fish beside an Independence Now participant holding a fishing rod.

ALT CRAB volunteer displays a freshly caught fish beside a smiling participant using a power wheelchair.

ALT Independence Now participants, including a power wheelchair user, gather with a CRAB volunteer while fishing from the boat.

ALT Participants and CRAB volunteers fish together aboard an accessible boat with a bridge in the background.

ALT A representative sits behind a green table covered in safety materials and flyers, with a banner reading "CERT - Community Emergency Response Team Gateway."

ALT Two representatives sit behind a blue table covered with pamphlets, featuring a tablecloth that reads "Independence Now, Inc. Center for Independent Living."

ALT A representative sits behind an bright orange table displaying informational flyers, with a banner for "Benefits Enrollment Center (BEC)."

ALT A representative sits at a blue table organized with brochures, featuring a tablecloth for the "Prince George's County Department of Social Services."

ALT Flyer promoting the “I Want My Life Back” virtual discussion on disability rights, advocacy, and independent living, September 15, 2026, at 1 p.m.

ALT Four participants seated around tables during an Independence Now cooking class, with one participant holding an adaptive kitchen tool.

ALT Two participants wearing gloves prepare chili together during Independence Now’s cooking class.

ALT Three Independence Now staff members smile while demonstrating handheld magnifiers, with two staff members seated in power wheelchairs.

ALT Three Independence Now staff members smile while demonstrating handheld magnifiers, with two staff members seated in power wheelchairs.

ALT A cardboard box filled with donated handheld magnifiers and boxed magnification devices for people with low vision.

ALT Flyer promoting Independence Now’s free Emergency Preparedness event on September 10, 2026, in Capitol Heights, Maryland.

ALT Independence Now staff pose together outdoors during their August 2026 staff retreat. The group includes staff members standing and seated, several using mobility devices.