by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 18, 2024 | Blog
Recently Eric spoke with Cherie about his work in self-advocacy and receiving the Helen M Bailey Advocacy Award. This is from their conversation. Eric McVay is a long time SUFU member and a great example of a self-advocate. He works tirelessly to promote self-advocacy...
by Laurie Coldwell | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog
Hi everybody, it’s Jon. I attended the NEW Bangor Chapter Picnic. It was great to see new people and old friends again. It was an exciting time to see a new chapter started in Bangor. Today we are talking about the New Bangor Chapter. This will be hosted by Ruth,...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog
Hi everybody, it’s Jon. I will be attending Disability Pride Day, an event facilitated by our friends at Disability Rights Maine. It will be held on July 19th at Mill Park in Augusta. You get to meet new people and see what new resource tables are available. They will...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 6, 2024 | Blog
Throughout my entire journey of self-discovery, especially after flying out of state for the first time to somewhere I’ve never been, I’ve come to accept the fact that even as I slowly become more sure of myself and the kind of person I’m becoming, my “shadow work” is...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 3, 2024 | Blog
4/11/24 – With Jon and his parents taking the train back to Boston, our large group of 10 gets divided into two smaller groups so we can all catch an Uber back to Reagan Airport. One Uber driver completely blows one group off after seeing some of us with our luggage....