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Posted by Don on Mar 3, 2012

Our volunteers video

Our Volunteers

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 28, 2012

UP-COMING EVENTS

Click her for PDF Flyer Cut A Thon at Pleasent Valley Senior Center for low income seniors on May 12, 2012 If you would like to donate please call 888 699-8879 or you can donate on our web site www.ridone.org and use our secure PayPal button located on our home page.

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 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...

Posted by Don on Aug 5, 2008

Mission Statement

Mission Statement Ridone Inc. is committed to creating employment and providing cosmetology service to individuals with disabilities. The disabled community has been denied access to opportunity and mainstream cosmetology services due to many reasons, one reason being social stigma. Ridone will bring cosmetology education and services to all individuals with disabilities, heighten awareness, and...