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Posted by Don on Mar 16, 2013

Celebrate Mothers day by donating to Senior moms

Cut A Thon for Mothers Day

Posted by Don on Mar 3, 2012

Our volunteers video

Our cosmetology volunteers for the disabled, homeless, and the...

Posted by Don on Feb 29, 2012

Our Industry With a 300 billion dollar a year Beauty Industry worldwide, you would think it would address the needs of millions of Americans with disabilities but sadly it does not. There are 1.4 million salons in the United States and the Cosmetology Industry does not have one specially equipped salon that caters to the needs of the persons in wheelchairs, deaf, developmentally disabled, hospice...

Posted by Don on Feb 11, 2012

Founder Don Knypstra Biography

Don Knypstra is the founder of Ridone Inc, a 501c3 non-profit organization with the primary goal of providing cosmetology services and an apprenticeship program for people with disabilities and their caretakers. Don is the leading voice in advancing the need to provide cosmetology services to people with disabilities and underserved communities. His desire to help his community stems from his personal...

Posted by Don on Feb 5, 2012

Changing Our Industry

CHANGING OUR INDUSTRY Ridone, Inc. [Ree-done] was developed to serve men, women and children with disabilities and disadvantages in Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange counties. The ultimate vision is to provide the full-range of cosmetology services, with the same “salon” services the rest of the population receives. Ridone’s Founder and President, Don Knypstra, formed Ridone in 1993 as a 501(c)3...

Posted by Don on Jan 1, 2012

Video-Shampoo Bowl for people in a wheelchair & hair color lesson

It’s her FIRST SHAMPOO AND HAIRCOLOR. Ridone (Ridone.org) has developed a special shampoo bowl for people with disabilities, clients on wheelchair, paraplegic clients, nurses to wash patients’ hair, physically challenged clients, and cosmetologists to incorporate chemical services (haircolor, perm, relaxers..) with the use of the first of its kind shampoo bowl that is flexible; it raises,...

Posted by Don on Sep 15, 2010

About Ridone

What is RIDONE? Ridone began as a group of concerned people who felt that people with disabilities were being denied access to many of the services offered to the rest of the population, most especially in the area of cosmetology. We at Ridone set forth to providing those services through the establishment of specially modified salons and mobile units. The founder of Ridone Don Knypstra was speaking to a...