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DRIVE AND AMBITION from Marco Orlando
DRIVE AND AMBITION Marco Orlando I have always taken great pleasure in doing things that I didn’t think I could do before, in doing things that other people tell me I can’t do or shouldn’t be able to do. It makes me even happier when I see other people with...
Announcement from The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council
The Maine Developmental Disabilities Council is collecting public input on the issues facing people with developmental disabilities in Maine! The data collected will be used to inform our next five year plan – this is the guiding document that determines how we will...
Annual Meeting Announcement!
2020 Board of Directors Nominees Forum
The Speaking Up For Us Board of Directors Nominees participated in a Satewide Forum call recently. This was an opportunity for candidates to share why a bit about themselves and why they wanted to be on the board. Here is the video from that meeting: From Mary Ann...
YOU HAD QUESTIONS, I HAVE ANSWERS from Marco Orlando
YOU HAD QUESTIONS, I HAVE ANSWERS Marco Orlando Hey peeps! Hope my readers have been doing okay lately, wherever they may be. So a while ago, I put the call out for questions that my readers might have about me or anything I’ve written. As promised, I’m answering...
THE HEALING POWERS OF PETS from Marco Orlando
THE HEALING POWERS OF PETS Marco Orlando I didn’t really grow up around other companion animals much when I was young. My parents and I grew up poor, and our living situation didn’t really allow for that to happen. It wasn’t until I was in high school that my...
July Newsletter
Our July Newsletter is out. You can find it Here!
Movie Review – “Crip Camp” from Tucker Conley
Today we welcome Tucker Conley to the blog and his review of Crip Camp. Many of our chapters have been watching Crip Camp together and discussing at their meetings. “Crip Camp” There’s no better documentary that better exemplifies the human experience, of both...
“Mending the Broken Toys” from Marco Orlando
MENDING THE BROKEN TOYS Marco Orlando No one likes being made to feel like there’s something “wrong” with them, or that they need to be “fixed.” It doesn’t feel good when people think of us as “broken toys.” Yet for so many of us with a disability, it almost feels...
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