Hi, this is the start of the “Voices of the Members of SUFU” I (Jon) talked to Roberta Lessard and asked her questions about the SUFU Conference. Roberta has been to the SUFU Conference before and loves going to the SUFU Conference because she has fun and makes new...
Hi, this is Jon McGovern Today I want to tell you about the other self-advocates that are on the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC) about their Leadership Skills in the DD Network. First, I spoke to Stace Atter that is on the MDDC. She is currently...
SUFU will be sharing letters, posts and other documents to preserve the history of SUFU and what Self-Advocates have done in Maine. This was originally shared in March of 2005 as Self-Advocates participated in Self-Advocacy Day at the Statehouse. This was written by...
Each year at the SUFU Conference Awards are given to well deserving self-advocates from around the state of Maine. We are proud of the work that they do and want to recognize their accomplishments: This years Paige Barton Award Winner is Jon McGovern of Bangor. Jon...
I will be attending the SUFU Conference event facilitated by SUFU. It’s going to be on September 23-24, at the Bangor Grande. This is the yearly conference. You will meet Self-Advocates at the SUFU Conference. You get to talk about the workshops you...