by Avery Olmstead | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog
Hi, most of you know that I use a wheelchair due to Cerebral Palsy but what a lot of you don’t know about me is that I also have Clinical Depression which means that I have days where I feel very sad, tired and confused even when things are going really well for me....
by Avery Olmstead | Jan 26, 2018 | Blog
Hi Everybody, A couple of weeks ago, Amazon.com sent me an email about a new way you can donate to the charity of your choice and I wanted to share it with you! 🙂 Amazon.com is a website where you can shop for things you want or need online. I bet a lot of us shop at...
by Avery Olmstead | Jan 17, 2018 | Blog
Hi Everybody, I was wondering… What would you want to say to someone who asked you, “Tell me what it’s like to have a disability.” I’d want to say, “Most of the time, it’s not that big of a deal. Sometimes, it’s a pain in the butt and I get really angry. It hurts...
by Avery Olmstead | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog
Hi Everybody, SUFU has a great opportunity for SUFU members to get involved with the land trust community. You might be wondering, “what is a land trust?” I wouldn’t blame you because I didn’t know the answer until a couple of months ago. A land trust is an...
by Avery Olmstead | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog
Hi Everybody, Recently, the federal government published a report that said that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services failed to investigate correctly, over 2,600 cases of abuse, neglect, and other bad things, of people with disabilities! Here are...