The Board of Directors of Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) will hold a Listening Session on Friday, June 20, 2008 in La Crosse.

WHAT: The DRW Board wants to hear from people with disabilities, their families, friends, disability activists, service providers, and other concerned individuals about your ideas for the future of disability advocacy.  In addition, tell the Board what issues need to be addressed in the areas of special education, developmental disability, mental health and physical disability services, and disability rights.

WHERE: Radisson Hotel, 200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse.

WHEN: Friday, June 20, 2008 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

QUESTIONS: Call the DRW Madison office at 608-267-0214 or 800-928-8778 Toll Free for persons with disabilities and their families or
888-758-6049 for TTY/Textnet.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Contact the DRW Madison office at the phone numbers above if you need any accommodations to participate in the Listening Session.

DRW is the designated protection and advocacy agency for people with developmental, physical, or sensory disabilities, and people with mental illness in Wisconsin. DRW engages in a variety of advocacy strategies, including one-on-one advocacy for individuals and their families; systems advocacy (influencing state and county policy, legislative advocacy and coalition building); class action and impact litigation; and providing training to people with disabilities, their family members, human service professionals, attorneys and others on a variety of disability related topics.