Communities to Know: Wisconsin
Each month we will report about intentional communities for adults with IDD around the U.S. This month, we want to highlight settings existing and planned across in Wisconsin.
Origin of Autumn Hills Village Name, Logo
Coming up with a name for something that has to be as meaningful 50 years from now as it is today is hard. This is the story behind the Autumn Hills Village name and logo.
Our Community Inclusion Center: First Look
I am excited to share with you a first look at our $14 million 40,000sf Community Inclusion Center that we plan to locate adjacent to the homes and apartments in our Autumn Hills Village intentional community.
Communities to Know: Independent Apartment Communities
Each month we will report on something about intentional communities for adults with IDD around the U.S. This month, we want to highlight Independent Apartment Communities across the U.S.
Introducing Groth Design Group Architects
The site plan for our Autumn Hills Village community and the floor plans and renderings for our planned Community Inclusion Center were prepared for us by Groth Design Group in Wisconsin.
Family Opportunity Mortgages Explained
There is a little-known but flexible mortgage product designed for families who want to buy a home for their disabled son or daughter.
Oct 2024 Newsletter: Dignity of Risk Gets Rear-Ended
My daughter Lindsay was in a car accident on Labor Day.
Communities to Know in Indiana
Each month we highlight intentional communities for adults with IDD. This month it's Indiana, including two LTO Ventures clients - ILADD and OASIS Community.
Kim Breitling, board member, advocate, wife, mother, friend
It is with deep sadness that we report that Kim passed away.
Sept 2024 Newsletter: What Happens After 21? We’re Creating Solutions.
Children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) inexorably become adults with IDD. After age 21, adults with IDD age out of the school system and lose their free education and school-based services, also known as “falling off the cliff.”
Take Our Survey About Programs & Outings
We want your input about our educational and social engagement options. It takes about 15 minutes to complete. We will keep it open through September.
Boerne & Kendall County Honor Nonprofit Day
LTO Ventures joined other nonprofit members of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce for local proclamations of Sat., Aug. 17 as Nonprofit Day in the City and County.
Aug 2024 Newsletter: Who Decides What a Meaningful Life Is?
I’ve had the good fortune to meet and get to know Ron Suskind, father of Owen Suskind, the young man with autism featured in “Life, Animated” and …
LTO Ventures Joins Time to Care Texas Coalition
LTO Ventures joined the Time To Care Texas coalition securing competitive wages for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who provide essential care to Texans with IDD.
July 2024 e-Newsletter: Finding my Why
Simon Sinek’s phrase “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” reminds me why I founded LTO Ventures…my daughter, Lindsay…the “LTO” in LTO Ventures.
SSI Rule Change to No Longer Factor Food
The Social Security Administration is moving forward with a major change to the way it calculates monthly Supplemental Security Income benefits for those with disabilities.
Autumn Hills Village Debuts at Town Hall
LTO Ventures introduced its Autumn Hills Village project to a town hall-style gathering and live webinar of Boerne Blaze Special Olympics families and athletes.
LTO Ventures Featured in DisabilityScoop.com
Mark Olson, Founder of LTO Ventures, assisted with developing Crossbridge Point, a work/live/play community, by the nonprofit ILADD, Inc. Read the article.
Against Community Op-ed by Amy Lutz
Amy Lutz, mother of Jonah, wife, writer, advocate, board member of NCSA and friend of LTO Ventures, her op-ed summarizes a divide in the disability community.
Disability Leaders Decry Cancel Culture at NYT
Read the letter to The New York Times on behalf of the disability community, which condemns editorial choices omitting severe issues facing those with IDD.