The NACDD Fall Conference is just around the corner – October 6-7, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Please see the conference brochure and registration form.
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Timothy Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, wrote an op-ed piece about a new movie coming out on August 13, 2008 called "Tropic Thunder". His article appears in the Washington Post (read below) on August 11, 2008. Meanwhile, disability advocates are preparing for a possible national boycott of the film.
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The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is once again accepting applications from Emerging Leaders with Disabilities to apply for AAPD's 2009 PAUL G. HEARNE LEADERSHIP AWARD. This year, AAPD will recognize three (3) Hearne Award recipients at our 2009 Leadership Gala in Washington , D.C. , present them each with $10,000 cash, and include each in AAPD's 2009 Leadership Initiatives. Applications are due by 5 PM EST, Tuesday, September 30, 2008.
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Mark your calendars on August 18 and 19 for two Forums on Disability Issues featuring the candidates for Wisconsin State Assembly in the 73rd and 74th Assembly districts (Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Sawyer and Washburn Counties).
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The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations will hold several training sessions around the state on Family Care. People who attend will learn more about Family Care and what they can expect from it.
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U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will hold listening sessions in the following counties from August 9 through 12, 2008: Pepin, Buffalo, Vilas, Iron, Polk, and St. Croix. Senator Feingold has pledged to hold listening sessions in all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties each year of his six-year term. If constituents need special accommodations at the listening session they should contact Senator Feingold’s Middleton office at 608-828-1200.
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The newest "Opening Doors", following "Opening Doors to Post Secondary" is now online. The next four "Opening Doors" on Transition will be authored by WI FACETS,and are going through the DPI processes for publication. Watch for them to be published next.
Opening Doors to Employment transition guide developed by Laura Owens. It has
lots of practical, best-practice ideas on
employment for youth with
disabilities
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