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An interview with Eric McVay by Kile Pelletier
Eric McVay, Bangor chapter member, recently finished his term serving on the Consumer Council System of Maine board of directors. Kile Pelletier was in attendance, as Eric was presented with an award and thanked for his service. Kile asked Eric the...
QUALITY WORKERS from Marco Orlando
“QUALITY WORKERS” Marco Orlando My background in social and human services, and especially being on both sides of the field for as long as I have, gives me an interesting perspective on how certain aspects of social and human services can improve. I’ve often said it’s...
“Rewriting The Script” from Marco Orlando
“REWRITING THE SCRIPT” Marco Orlando It’s been said that our lives are 20% what happens to us and 80% how we respond to what happens to us. To an extent, I would be inclined to agree. Life comes at us pretty fast sometimes, and for some of us, it takes us a little...
2020 February Focus Forums from the Consumer Council System of Maine
From our friends at the Consumer Council System of Maine: We invite you to attend the first of four forums that we will be hosting this year in multiple areas across Maine. Each forum will be on a different topic and will allow us to provide information and collect...
January 2020 Newsletter
Did you see our most recent Newsletter? Check it out!
“More Symptoms Than Memories” from Marco Orlando
“MORE SYMPTOMS THAN MEMORIES” Marco Orlando Many of us with a disability can probably remember bits and pieces from our childhoods, such as toys we played with growing up, birthday parties, Christmas gifts, and other places we’ve been where we could just have fun...
Getting Into The Habit of Writing from Marco Orlando
We welcome you all back to our regularly scheduled posts from Marco Orlando. “GETTING INTO THE HABIT OF WRITING” Marco Orlando I’ve had people ask me recently how I got into the habit of writing in the beginning and how it seems to come so naturally to me. In a way,...
My Breakout Year from Marco Orlando
Welcome back to Marco Orlando for the final blog post of the 2019 year. “MY BREAKOUT YEAR” Marco Orlando When I first began getting involved with Speaking Up For Us in 2012, I’ll be honest, I didn’t really know what to expect in the beginning. There was a lot...
Justice and Fairness from Marco Orlando
“JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS” Marco Orlando None of us ever ask to be born. None of us ever ask to have a disability. But here we are, still determined to make something of ourselves no matter how many times life throws us a curveball. From the very beginning, we all grow up...
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