SUFU Blog
SUFU Conference Countdown!
The Countdown to the 2021 Virtual Conference is on! The SUFU staff is busy with workshop sign ups, gathering items for swag bags and more. IF you have registered for the SUFU conference and have not picked your workshops yet, please reach out to either Lisa...
Board Candidate Forum
On Tuesday we had our Board Candidate Forum, for new candidates for the Speaking Up For Us Board of Directors. If you were unable to make it but would like to watch that meeting we did record it. You can find the forum here. We hope to have written statements from the...
Back To School. The Story of Mary Ann Swank returning to school.
The Story of Mary Ann. Returning to school after 60 years. Stacy Giberson was able to recently talk with Mary Ann Swank and listen to her story about returning to school. This is from their conversation. After decades of consistent requests or as she tells it,...
When Your Goal Takes a Detour; Guest Post
Today's Guest Post is from Laurie Coldwell, Program Coordinator and Administrator. When your goal takes a detour. This week I am on vacation. I had great plans for this week. As many of you knew I had a goal. A goal a year in the making. Every time we talked about...
Career Exploration Workshop Series Continued
Stacy Smart, a member of the Springvale chapter of Speaking Up For Us, and also a member of the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Board of Directors also participated in the Career Exploration Workshop. Today she shares with us her thoughts on this Workshop...
Career Exploration Workshop Series Continued
When I was in my Senior year of high school, I took a Job Exploration training. Everyone had to take it & it was new to me at the time. I was trying to understand it all at the time because it was new to me. It helped me on my job working at the Hotel in Virginia...
Career Exploration Workshop Series Continued
Georgia West is a member of our Caribou chapter. She is a member of the chapter rep committee and recently participated in the Career Exploration Workshop Series. I had worked on a resume years ago, in this series I learned what I needed to put on a...
Career Exploration Workshop Series Continued
Regina Bowie from Presque Isle joins us today on the blog as she shares her experience from participating in the Career Exploration Workshop Series. In celebration of my 48th birthday yesterday I thought to share my thoughts on the Voc rehab program. I am thankful...
Career Exploration Workshop
Some of our Self-Advocates recently participated in a Career Exploration Workshop series by Voc Rehab. The purpose of this was for them to some training, and to provide feedback to Voc Rehab on the material. We have asked our self-advocates to share their...
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