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Carol Blessing retweeted
ABCD is not about saving your institution money, it’s about saving people from a life of institutionalization.
CCLD & Citizen Network of the U.S. is looking for change agents to lead community for all initiatives at the local level. Interested in learning more? April 30 on Zoom at 11:00 EST. Drop me a note. [email protected]
EXCITED to welcome international and national participants to the next CCLD course! Register today for a 9/8 start! See how 15 weeks can change the world! Www.cclds.org
NYS Partners in Policymaking grads! Check your email for an invite to join a town hall video convo on COVID advocacy needs opps in our communities. #nyspip
The opportunity to eradicate social isolation, when all is done with this virus, is upon us. #inclusion #citizencenteredleadership #community
Hope you enjoy this week’s blog, exploring an #ABCD approach to *Safety* nurturedevelopment.org/blog/…
Carol Blessing retweeted
Happening again (now but too late for that!) in the Fall 2020. Registration? Open! Do it before it is too late!
Don't miss this this Dream Team!
Join the conversation, with @CCLDs & amazing guest speakers such as JohnO'Brien, Beth Mount, Beth Gallagher, Niki Stevenson & Chris Liuzzo! The Citizen-Centered Leadership Community of Practice will begin 9/3! Register at: ytionline.org/
Happening again (now but too late for that!) in the Fall 2020. Registration? Open! Do it before it is too late!
Don't miss this this Dream Team!
Join the conversation, with @CCLDs & amazing guest speakers such as JohnO'Brien, Beth Mount, Beth Gallagher, Niki Stevenson & Chris Liuzzo! The Citizen-Centered Leadership Community of Practice will begin 9/3! Register at: ytionline.org/
Carol Blessing retweeted
Inclusion comes when ppl who’ve been defined out of communities secure the power to redefine communities.
Carol Blessing retweeted
Is medically assisted dying a choice if persons with disabilities aren’t given the necessary supports to live? thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar
Carol Blessing retweeted
First audience question comes from @AndyAUCD: Could a council of university presidents dedicated to disability employment/inclusion in higher education help grow opportunities for people with disabilities?
Carol Blessing retweeted
Our Partner in Action this week is 2017 Grad, Gitty Blau!
Her favorite accomplishment is that she has learned to speak up for herself and says that @NYSPartners has helped give her the skills to advocate for herself.
(Image: Workbook Gitty has developed using braille & print.)
Carol Blessing retweeted
Our featured Partner In Action is 2015 Grad, Coleen Mackin!
As President of SANYS and @NYSPartners Coleen wants people to learn your issues, get involved and speak up! f you would like to join @NYSPartners, go to: nyspip.org/
Carol Blessing retweeted
ATTENTION ROCHESTER AREA! Caitlin Petrakis-Childs will present Community Organizing for Inclusion at @starbridgeinc on Aug. 18th.
For more information, or to register for this workshop or others in the series, visit: nyspip.org/speaker-series #NYSPIP
Carol Blessing retweeted
#NowIsTheTime for the United States to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and join with other countries to fight discrimination, paternalism, and oppression of people w/ disabilities around the world #DisabilitySummit @BobCorker @realDonaldTrump – at Baltimore, MD
NYS Partners, you in??! #NYSPartners teapawt.net/michelleobama/status/1…
In my family, voting was a sacred responsibility, one which we never took for granted. I’m excited to be a part of @WhenWeAllVote to inspire and empower all eligible voters to make their voices heard. #WhenWeAllVote, we can make history. whenweallvote.org
Carol Blessing retweeted
A Huge Thank You to Kristin Booth Glen, Matthew Smith and all the attendees at our NYS Partners in Policymaking event this weekend at Hunter College and @SDM_NY – at Ithaca, NY
Carol Blessing retweeted
We have everything we need to move forward into the future...we need courage and collective confidence to create change together! #SIFest18
Carol Blessing retweeted
Kristin Booth Glen will present on Supported Decision-Making as an alternative to guardianship that allows people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to retain their legal rights, making their own decisions with support. To register: nyspip.org/speaker-series
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