by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 23, 2020 | Blog
Today we welcome Speaking Up For Us Staff member Jon McGovern as he shares some personal thoughts regarding seeing people close to him in the pandemic. Miss The Family I miss my family because of what is going on in the State of Maine. I do not get see my younger...
by Laurie Coldwell | Nov 10, 2020 | Blog
Today we welcome Stace Atter and James Whitman, both from the Casco Chapter, to our blog. They wanted to share with you all some tips on Maintaining and Making Friends especially during Covid. They are both good at making new friends and maintaining the friendships...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 7, 2020 | Blog
Over the past weekend there were several articles or news stories done that are either about self-advocates or may affect self-advocates. We wanted to share them with you. First up is a story about Pine Tree Camp that many attend. This story has The Bangor...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog
Green Mountain Self Advocates in Vermont have produced a great video and paired it with a written guide put out by the ASAN regarding the Office of Civil Rights statement, in relation to support people being allowed at hospitals and doctors office. This is a great...
by Laurie Coldwell | May 29, 2020 | Blog
Recently Speaking Up For Us Board Memebers and Self-Advocates were able to provide important feedback and input on a new Risk/Benefit Discussion Guide. Today we received a letter from Elizabeth Hopkins, Associate Director, thanking the Board Members and Self-Advocates...