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AnnouncementsPlease visit this page frequently for news updates from SUFU.
For all statewide events please call or e-mail us to reserve your seat!
A message will be on our toll-free number the evening before the event with directions and a confirmation that the event is still taking place.
SUFU toll free: 1-877-207-4077
Irene Mailhot: 623-3210 or sufucentral@sufumaine.org
Julie Moulton: 933-4422 or sufusouth@sufumaine.org
ADD is seeking your input as they begin to consider future plans and how ADD can best meet the diverse needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, and their families, across the country.
ADD seeks to utilize our resources to work on the priorities of the developmental disabilities community, and we hope to focus our energy on the most pressing and relevant concerns affecting people with developmental disabilities and their families. As such, we are looking for your thoughts regarding the focus of future Projects of National Significance (PNS).
Please take the ADA Priority Survey by clicking on this link.
The survey is available from July 15, 2010 - September 1, 2010.
SAVE THE DATE!!
September 22, 2010
12:00 noon
Hill Mansion in Augusta
Confirmed: Elliot Cutler, Paul LePage and Libby Mitchell
Sponsored by: The Disability Rights Center with Maine Developmental Disabilities Council, Speaking Up For Us, Maine Parent Federation, Southern Maine Parent Awareness, Autism Society of Maine, Helping Hands of Maine, Gear Parent Network, Learning Disabilities Association of Maine, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maine, Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine and Support Affiliation with THRIVE
The federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities wants to know what you think are the most important issues to work on. Take the ADD survey here.
Who? Where? When?
Region 1 will have their conference at the Eastland Hotel, in Presque Isle, on October 21, 2010
Regions 2 and 3 will hold their conference at Jeff’s Catering, in Bangor, on October 13, 2010
Things you can do now:
Save money
Line up transportation
Line up support (if needed)
Contact people that can help you plan
Watch your mail for more info
Check website for updates
Read more about conference planning activities here.
WE NEED YOU!!
Save the date:
October 27, 2010
Augusta Civic Center
Hosted by Maine APSE - Please read more about this Employment Summit here.
The Provider Interview was designed by the Disability Rights Center Advocate and members of SUFU. It is designed for people with developmental disabilities and their families to use when they are looking for a service provider. The sample interview includes questions to use when looking for Home Support and Community Supports. People are encouraged to print it, add their own questions and use it to interview providers when shopping for services.
Download the
"Interview Questions for Provider Agencies" as a .pdf file here or
Download the
"Interview Questions for Providers Agencies" as .doc file here.
The Community Case Management interview was designed by Brenda Wood at DHHS and can be used by individuals shopping for Community Case Management services.
Download the "Interview Questions for Adult Community Case Management Agencies
as a .pdf file here or
Download the
"Interview Questions for Adult Community Case Management Agencies as a .doc file
here.
Coming soon: A sample interview for people looking for Employment Supports.
Learn how to:
Help preserve an individual's right to make decisions about his or her life.
Find the least restrictive way(s) to provide an individual with the care, supervision, and support he or she needs.
The following links will take you to a website with information and a tutorial to help you learn about Alternatives to Guardianship and/or a booklet you can print and read.
or
Training being held September 24th in Presque Isle, 10:00 to 4:00. Follow the link below for more information.
Read about current activities and trainings here.
This program is a collaboration of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adults with Cognitive and Physical Disability (DHHS OACPD), the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service, Maine Nutrition Network (MNN) and Center for Learning (CFL), as well as Speaking Up For Us (SUFU) of Maine.
Please check out the website at: http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/cfl/HHW/
On-line Self-Advocacy courses for people with Developmental Disabilities and parents of young children with Developmental Disabilities. Partners in Policymaking was created in Minnesota by the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities in 1987.
There are 4 online courses available to help people gain skills and learn more about the issues facing them.
Partners in Time - a self-study course designed to help parents of children with developmental disabilities navigate the special education system and help their children make the most of their potential.
Partners in Education - Learn about a child's right to a free appropriate public education and the laws that protect those rights. Parents can also learn how their children can benefit from an inclusive education.
Making Your Case - a self-study course designed to help people with developmental disabilities and their families create positive change through advocacy.
Partners in Employment - a self-study course designed to help people with developmental disabilities find meaningful jobs and jumpstart their careers.
Ask about how you can join SUFU! SUFUCentral@sufumaine.org