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Hi All, Those 3 Words are... Freedom of Choice. The freedom to choose what you want to do, when you want to do it, and who you want to do it with. The freedom to choose the issues that you want to advocate for, not what someone else thinks is important for you to...

Hi All, The original topic that I was going to blog about this week is taking me longer to research so I'm saving that for next week.  Instead, I thought I'd take this opportunity to ask about how you feel about the blogs I've written so far.  I have a few questions...

Hi Everybody, As SUFU’s Legislative Associate, it is my job to find out what issues are really important to you & work together with you as SUFU Members to make sure that our voices are heard by people who can make a difference, including the Maine Legislature....

Hi Everybody, I wanted to start this off with a few questions for the Chapters:  Are you enjoying the blogs that I am writing? Are there things that I could do to make the blogs easier to understand? Are there things that I haven’t talked about yet in the blogs that...

Hi Everybody, Remember last week when I asked you what you would say if you had the opportunity to talk about, “What you want people to know about living with a disability?” This weekend, I had 2 opportunities to do just that!  🙂   On Friday, I had the...

Hi Everybody, A few years ago, someone asked me, "What should I say to someone who has a disability?" My response was, "Saying hello is always a good place to start."   I was trying to make a joke of course, but throughout my lifetime, I've been asked that...

Hi Everybody, I wanted to tell you about a new & exciting SUFU opportunity that you may want to become involved with: the SUFU Legislative Chapter! If you would like to work together with me & other SUFU Members on finding was that we as SUFU Members can have...

Hi All,   I wrote this article a few years ago for another organization, but I really wanted to share it with you too…   Several weeks ago, I needed to finish reading a book, so that I could write a review for Eastern Area Agency on Aging.  Since it’s really hard...

Hi Everybody,   Remember in my last blog how I talked about hearing about what issues were important to you?  Here’s an opportunity coming up where you can let people know in person about the services and supports that you receive.   SUFU will be hosting a...