SUFU Blog

04/10/24 – Our group had to up and around early this morning for our Capitol Hill visit to meet with the rest of our Congressional delegation. Since we knew we had to change hotels on the last night of our trip, we needed to pack our bags and give them to the...

04/09/24 – We got back to the hotel from the Museum of Natural History and immediately changed back into our regular clothes, then decided to find a place in the Chinatown District to have supper. We are joined by our friend Eric, who took a bit of a digger while he...

04/09/24 – After lunch, we walked the rest of the way to Jared Golden’s office, which wasn’t terribly far from Union Station, and didn’t take us too long to get there once we got going. I’d say the part that took the longest was getting through security and taking the...

04/09/24 – We began the second day of the Disability Policy Seminar taking part in a “rap session” led by Tia, who represents Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), the national self-advocacy organization. A few of us were able to tell other people in other states...

04/08/24 – After the Disability Policy Seminar wrapped up on the first day, our group decided to head to a place called the City Tap House next door to the Westin for supper that night. From the moment we walked in, the first thing I thought of was how this City Tap...

04/08/24 – When the Disability Policy Seminar officially began on Monday, it really began to sink in for me just how huge the Westin in downtown Washington really was. Going down the escalators to the meeting room / ballroom area was an eye-opener for me. I wanted to...

Now that I’ve had some time to regroup, I can tell you all more about my trip to Washington. Let’s start with how I got there . . . 04/06/24 – Ordinarily, it would have been a straight shot for Monique, Stacy, Rose, and Regina to drive three hours to Bangor from...