After 15 years of service, our dear friend and colleague Ann Martinelli is stepping down from her role as a Training and Consultation Specialist. She has left a lasting impact on the Community Living Education Project and will be sorely missed.
Holidays and Important Dates
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From Diwali to Halloween, October has it's fair share of holidays. It's also National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the value and talent American workers with disabilities add to our workplaces and economy.
Today is World Emoji Day, and a good time to think about the power of symbols and what they tell us about our biases and assumptions about what disability is and looks like.
This year's Disability Pride Month is coming at an uncertain time for many individuals receiving Medicaid. Many important and worthy disability organizations are also facing proposed federal and state budget cuts, and this landscape of funding uncertainty creates tremendous stress and uncertainty for the individuals relying on their services.
Now is an especially critical time to uplift, empower, and celebrate friends, family, and neighbors with disabilities. We hope you will plan ways large and small to celebrate Disability Pride Month throughout the month of July.
Learning and advocacy for a loved one is a lifelong commitment and can sometimes feel overwhelming. Let us acknowledge that it is overwhelming.
As we wait for warmer days and the first buds of spring, we invite you to make a commitment to start by learning more about person-centered thinking and planning.
How can people who experience a range of disabilities, as well as the people who love and care for them, choose to join in on this self-improvement momentum-- or opt out all together?