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Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando “Disability Policy Seminar Day 1-1/2”
04/09/24 – We began the second day of the Disability Policy Seminar taking part in a “rap session” led by Tia, who represents Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), the national self-advocacy organization. A few of us were able to tell other people in other states...
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – “City Tap House”
04/08/24 – After the Disability Policy Seminar wrapped up on the first day, our group decided to head to a place called the City Tap House next door to the Westin for supper that night. From the moment we walked in, the first thing I thought of was how this City Tap...
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – “Disability Policy Seminar Day 1”
04/08/24 – When the Disability Policy Seminar officially began on Monday, it really began to sink in for me just how huge the Westin in downtown Washington really was. Going down the escalators to the meeting room / ballroom area was an eye-opener for me. I wanted to...
Mr Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – Big Bus Tour
04/07/24 – After settling in at the Westin on Saturday night, it gave me and my group pretty much the whole day Sunday to explore and get acclimated with our surroundings in the immediate vicinity, since the Disability Policy Seminar didn't officially begin until...
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – Traveling to Washington
Now that I’ve had some time to regroup, I can tell you all more about my trip to Washington. Let’s start with how I got there . . . 04/06/24 – Ordinarily, it would have been a straight shot for Monique, Stacy, Rose, and Regina to drive three hours to Bangor from...
Press Release: SPEAKING UP FOR US MEMBERS ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING OF LD 1666, ALLOWING MAINER’S WITH DISABILITIES TO MARRY WITHOUT LOSING BENEFITS
https://www.sufumaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Press-Releast-3.12.24.pdf If you require a screen reader accessible copy of this press release please email info@sufumaine.org. This is a press release on the importance of passing LD 1666 " An Act to Modernize the...
Guest Post: Rose Belanger – “What is normal and what is respect?”
Have you ever felt like people are categorizing you in a way that is not fair or even respectful to you and to others? How can we categorize someone as normal? I find it frustrating when people think that normal is everyone who doesn’t have a physical disability or...
Guest Post: The Importance of Black History from Jon McGovern
Hi Everyone I’m here to talk to you about black history month and maybe what black history month is about. It started way back in 1926 in the United States by Carter G. Woodson. He was the first to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern and SUFU’s Legislative Meetings
Greetings Self-Advocates! It is legislative season! With that our Statewide Legislative meetings start this Tuesday January 16th at 1:00 pm. These legislative meetings are a great way to learn about what is going on with bills at...
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