by Laurie Coldwell | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Feb 6, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jan 11, 2024 | Blog
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...
by Laurie Coldwell | Dec 17, 2023 | Blog
SABE had its Fall Board Meeting In South Portland Maine on Oct 13th. SUFU was invited to present to the full board and to provide updates on what SUFU is doing in the state of Maine. In Attendance were Monique Stairs, Laurie Coldwell, Stacy Giberson, Jon McGovern,...
by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
Hello. This is Todd Allaire. I wanted to share this thing. I was very excited to get elected to the Board of Directors and win a Marcia Rosen Award. I have been very helpful. I’m very proud of myself. I...