by Laurie Coldwell | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog
On Tuesday December 14th, representatives from Bangor Savings Bank came to our statewide meeting to talk about Able Accounts. Able Accounts are now available in Maine! To learn more about Able Accounts you can go to the Able National Resource Center. To learn about...
by Laurie Coldwell | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog
If you missed the Speaking Up For Us Annual Meeting and wanted to see who the award winners were we have just finished uploading the video. What a fun evening of celebrating the last year, and the accomplishments of so many!
by Laurie Coldwell | Sep 1, 2021 | Blog
On Tuesday we had our Board Candidate Forum, for new candidates for the Speaking Up For Us Board of Directors. If you were unable to make it but would like to watch that meeting we did record it. You can find the forum here. We hope to have written statements from the...
by Laurie Coldwell | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog
The Story of Mary Ann. Returning to school after 60 years. Stacy Giberson was able to recently talk with Mary Ann Swank and listen to her story about returning to school. This is from their conversation. After decades of consistent requests or as she tells it,...
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...