Chris Heywood is a member of our Springvale chapter and member of the Speaking Up For Us board of directors. Today he shares with us one of his favorite summer activities. “One of my favorite activities is to go fishing on Bauneg Beg Lake. This lake is in both Sanford...
CLEAN SLATE Marco Orlando One thing I can always appreciate about the pandemic is that it gave me a lot of time to think and reflect on things. Before COVID-19, I wasn’t always much fun to be around when I went out and did stuff, and I’m not proud of the kind of...
“ARE YOU EVER HAPPY?” Marco Orlando I had a friend ask me recently “Are you ever happy?” after I had aired some of my grievances online a while ago. The question caught me off guard, and I didn’t really have an answer. But it did give me some time to think since then....
Speaking Up For Us and Voc Rehab are excited to offer a 5 week Career Exploration workshop! This will start on April 28th and will run for 5 Wednesdays from 3-4:30 pm. Each week a different topic will be covered to help you launch your career. You must...
Today we welcome Sarah Trites and Jon McGovern to the blog as they share their experience getting the Covid-19 Vaccine. Self-Advocates want to encourage others to get vaccinated and one way they are doing that is by sharing their experience! Sarah...
As we mark one year of the pandemic this week, there has been a time of reflection for all of us. We have all had to adapt in ways we never imagined, and try new things. In addition we learned to cope with the reality of what was unfolding around us. Today Marco...
LIFE OF A BACHELOR Marco Orlando By now, another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and I’m still single. I don’t usually mind being single. In fact, I rather enjoy it. But I struggle so hard sometimes with “owning my okayness.” It’s not easy seeing other people at...