Collapsing The Learning Curve from Marco Orlando

“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...

Where to find us

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...

Career Daze from Marco Orlando

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...

Newsletters

Have you missed our most recent newsletters?  You can check them out here: August/September Newsletter Conference Recap This post published on October 16,...

“LOS ORLANDOS: ORIGINS” from Marco Orlando

We welcome Marco back to the blog as he shares about his family. “LOS ORLANDOS: ORIGINS” Marco Orlando I joke about there being three generations of Orlandos in my immediate family between my mother and father and me, with each of us very much a product of the era...

The Dark Side of the Farce from Marco Orlando

“THE DARK SIDE OF THE FARCE” Marco Orlando   I attended a screening of Intelligent Lives not so long ago. It was refreshing to see people with disabilities that I could readily identify with, thriving in supportive environments where their most trusted allies...

Consistently Guessing from Marco Orlando

Marco joins us on the blog today with his post “Consistently Guessing”   “CONSISTENTLY GUESSING” Marco Orlando   My mind is an expansive battlefield. With so much coming at me all at once, I don’t always know what to believe or who to trust. It...

Outgoing Introvert

Marco is back on the blog today sharing more of his story.   “THE BALANCING ACT OF THE OUTGOING INTROVERT” Marco Orlando I’m almost afraid to let on to other people as to the extent of what I know. I find I have this aura of mystique about me at times because of...

Are you excited for the conference next month?

Today we welcome Jon McGovern as he shares his excitement for the upcoming Annual Statewide Conference How’s it going? Our Statewide SUFU conference is next month on September 24 & 25th! I’ll tell you why I’m looking forward to the Conference this year and also...
Public Listening Forums

Public Listening Forums

Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board (MDSOAB) and The Maine Office of Aging and Disability Services announces upcoming Listening Forums.  Please see their announcement...
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