[nfbwatlk] FW: Alliance of People with disAbilities Online News March 2008
Nightingale, Noel
Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov
Tue Mar 4 14:40:45 CST 2008
Thought some might find this message from the Seattle-based Center for
Independent Living of interest.
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From: Gladys Springborn [mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:25 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Alliance of People with disAbilities Online News March 2008
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Alliance Online News
March 2008
New! Receive online notices from the Alliance! Not interested? Reply
to this message with unsubscribe in the subject line. For more
information about the Alliance, information in this email, or to request
accommodations for an event, please call 206-545-7055 or email
gladys at disabilitypride.org.
Save the Date! Alliance's Annual Meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on May
31, 2008 at the Seattle Center (Shaw Room - part of the Northwest Room).
More details to follow soon.
Northwest Sinfonietta <http://www.nwsinfonietta.com/> has offered
tickets to Alliance members and participants for the season's final
performance - "Beethoven Revealed" on Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. at
Town Hall in Seattle. Please reserve your tickets by writing
gladys at disabilitypride.org.
New Program Starting!
Living Well with a Disability Program to start on April 2nd! This
wellness program uses goal setting and problem solving as the framework
for developing healthy lifestyles. Most of us practice healthy living
when we have meaningful activities we want to do, so the Living Well
programs begins with why we want to be well. Then, the focus moves on to
developing tools and skills for healthy living. For information on this
eight-week course and to register, please email
marybeth at disabilitypride.org.
Advocacy Corner
Tell us about your caucus experience! The Alliance is very interested
in learning what the recent caucuses were like for people with
disabilities. We want to work to make sure that caucuses are accessible
to people with all types of disabilities. Please email your stories to
gladys at disabilitypride.org.
The Alliance Connection:
Spotlight on some ways to participate in the Alliance this month!
Public Forum
The Washington State Independent Living Council (SILC) and the
Alliance will be co-hosting a public forum about the advantages and
challenges of "Living Independently in the City." Thursday, April 24th
. (Location and Time to be announced.) Please let us know that you are
interested in participating info at disabilitypride.org and check back on
www.disabilitypride.org <http://www.disabilitypride.org/> for more
details.
We would like your input in our strategic planning! The
Alliance is currently engaged in planning for the direction of the
organization from 2008 to 2010. We would love to have community members
join us in this effort. Teams are meeting to discuss topics such as
outreach, advocacy, finance/fund development, membership/staff/board
development, and emergency preparedness. If you have interest or skills
in any of these areas, please contact us at gladys at disabilitypride.org
or call 206-633-6633.
Join the Alliance's Board of Directors! The Alliance is seeking
new members for its Board. People with disAbilities are especially
encouraged to apply. Complete and submit an application online
<http://www.disabilitypride.org/board.html> !
Upcoming Events:
* Seattle Peer Group - Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N
(March 4th and every Tuesday from 2:30-4:00 pm). Meet up with other
people with disabilities to share resource information, experiences, and
support.
* Youth Transition Club
<http://www.disabilitypride.org/transitionflyer_2008.pdf> (March 13th):
At the March monthly meeting of the youth transition club, there will be
a guest speaker
<http://www.disabilitypride.org/transition_march08_guestspeaker.pdf>
discussing personal safety.
* Lake Forest Park Peer Group - Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell
Way NE (March 27th and every fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:30
pm). Meet up with other people with disabilities to share resource
information, experiences, and support.
* Living Well with a Disability workshops begin (April 2nd)
* NW Sinfonietta (April 4th) Alliance members and participants
invited to be special guests at this performance!
* Public Forum "Living Independently in the City: Advantages and
Challenges" (April 24th): Time and Location TBD.
* Annual Meeting - Seattle Center (May 31st)
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Thought some might find this message from the Seattle-based Center for Independent Living of interest.
From:
Gladys Springborn [mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org]
Sent:
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 12:25 PM
To:
Nightingale, Noel
Subject:
Alliance of People with disAbilities Online News March 2008
http://na5-api.salesforce.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=01570000000e0nH&oid=00D70000000IxQh
Alliance Online News
March 2008
New! Receive online notices
from the Alliance! Not interested? Reply to this message with unsubscribe in the subject line.
For more information about the
Alliance
, information in this email, or to request accommodations for an event, please call 206-545-7055 or email mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org gladys at disabilitypride.org
.
Save the Date!
Alliance
’s Annual Meeting will be held at 1:00 pm on May 31, 2008 at the
Seattle
Center
(Shaw Room – part of the Northwest Room).
More details to follow soon.
http://www.nwsinfonietta.com/
Northwest Sinfonietta
has offered tickets to
Alliance
members and participants for the season’s final performance – “Beethoven Revealed” on Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall in
Seattle
.
Please reserve your tickets by writing mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org gladys at disabilitypride.org
.
New Program Starting!
Living Well with a Disability Program
to start on April 2nd!
This wellness program uses goal setting and problem solving as the framework for developing healthy lifestyles. Most of us practice healthy living when we have meaningful activities we want to do, so the Living Well programs begins with why we want to be well. Then, the focus moves on to developing tools and skills for healthy living. For information on this eight-week course and to register, please email mailto:marybeth at disabilitypride.org marybeth at disabilitypride.org
.
Advocacy Corner
Tell us about your caucus experience!
The
Alliance
is very interested in learning what the recent caucuses were like for people with disabilities.
We want to work to make sure that caucuses are accessible to people with all types of disabilities.
Please email your stories to mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org gladys at disabilitypride.org
.
The Alliance Connection:
Spotlight on some ways to participate in the Alliance this month!
Public Forum
The Washington State Independent Living Council (SILC) and the
Alliance
will be co-hosting a public forum about the advantages and challenges of “Living Independently in the City.”
Thursday, April 24
th
.
(Location and Time to be announced.)
Please let us know that you are interested in participating mailto:info at disabilitypride.org info at disabilitypride.org
and check back on http://www.disabilitypride.org/
www.disabilitypride.org
for more details.
We would like your input in our strategic planning!
The
Alliance
is currently engaged in planning for the direction of the organization from 2008 to 2010.
We would love to have community members join us in this effort.
Teams are meeting to discuss topics such as outreach, advocacy, finance/fund development, membership/staff/board development, and emergency preparedness.
If you have interest or skills in any of these areas, please contact us at mailto:gladys at disabilitypride.org gladys at disabilitypride.org
or call 206-633-6633.
Join the
Alliance
's Board of Directors!
The
Alliance
is seeking new members for its Board. People with disAbilities are especially encouraged to apply.
http://www.disabilitypride.org/board.html Complete and submit an application online
!
Upcoming Events:
Seattle Peer Group
-
Good
Shepherd
Center
,
4649 Sunnyside Ave N
(March 4
th
and every Tuesday from 2:30-4:00 pm). Meet up with other people with disabilities to share resource information, experiences, and support.
http://www.disabilitypride.org/transitionflyer_2008.pdf Youth Transition Club
(March 13
th
): At the March monthly meeting of the youth transition club, there will be a http://www.disabilitypride.org/transition_march08_guestspeaker.pdf guest speaker
discussing personal safety.
Lake Forest Park Peer Group
-
Third Place Commons,
17171 Bothell Way NE
(
March 27
th
and every fourth Thursday of the month from 2:00-3:30 pm).
Meet up with other people with disabilities to share resource information, experiences, and support.
Living Well with a Disability
workshops begin (April 2nd)
NW Sinfonietta
(April 4
th
)
Alliance
members and participants invited to be special guests at this performance!
Public Forum
“Living Independently in the City:
Advantages and Challenges” (April 24
th
): Time and Location TBD.
Annual Meeting
–
Seattle
Center
(May 31
st
)
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