by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 20, 2019 | Blog
“BETTER THAN / LESS THAN / DIFFERENT THAN” Marco Orlando My approach to life is similar to what Eric Bischoff describes in his book Controversy Creates Cash when he discusses pitching WCW Monday Nitro to Turner Broadcasting executives. I don’t want to put on airs and...
by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog
Visiting Other Chapters Speaking Up For Us has chapters throughout the state. It is not always possible for everyone to be together, but some times there are opportunities for chapters to gather together in one location. This happened in August as the Houlton chapter...
by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
“COLLAPSING THE LEARNING CURVE” Marco Orlando Most people seem to have a lot of preconceived notions about those of us with disabilities and what we’re capable of, several of which revolve around our perceived level of functioning and our ability to further our...
by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
Each of our chapters has a page on Facebook. We invite you to like those pages and follow along. The pages are listed below: Speaking Up For Us General Page Chapter Pages Caribou Presque Isle Houlton Lincoln Katahdin Area Bangor Belfast Downeast Area Portland Casco...
by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 24, 2019 | Blog
Thank you to Marco Orlando for sharing this next post with us. “CAREER DAZE” Marco Orlando Before I settled into a pattern of office work in social and human services, I had a few other interesting work related experiences along the way with mixed results. I may not...