SUFU Blog
Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – Traveling to Washington
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...
Press Release: SPEAKING UP FOR US MEMBERS ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING OF LD 1666, ALLOWING MAINER’S WITH DISABILITIES TO MARRY WITHOUT LOSING BENEFITS
https://www.sufumaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Press-Releast-3.12.24.pdf If you require a screen reader accessible copy of this press release please email info@sufumaine.org. This is a press release on the importance of passing LD 1666 " An Act to Modernize the...
Guest Post: Rose Belanger – “What is normal and what is respect?”
Have you ever felt like people are categorizing you in a way that is not fair or even respectful to you and to others? How can we categorize someone as normal? I find it frustrating when people think that normal is everyone who doesn’t have a physical disability or...
Guest Post: The Importance of Black History from Jon McGovern
Hi Everyone I’m here to talk to you about black history month and maybe what black history month is about. It started way back in 1926 in the United States by Carter G. Woodson. He was the first to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black...
Guest Post: Jon McGovern and SUFU’s Legislative Meetings
Greetings Self-Advocates! It is legislative season! With that our Statewide Legislative meetings start this Tuesday January 16th at 1:00 pm. These legislative meetings are a great way to learn about what is going on with bills at...
SABE – with Eric McVay
SABE had its Fall Board Meeting In South Portland Maine on Oct 13th. SUFU was invited to present to the full board and to provide updates on what SUFU is doing in the state of Maine. In Attendance were Monique Stairs, Laurie Coldwell, Stacy Giberson, Jon McGovern,...
Guest Post – Todd Allaire – SUFU Conference 2023
Hello. This is Todd Allaire. I wanted to share this thing. I was very excited to get elected to the Board of Directors and win a Marcia Rosen Award. I have been very helpful. I’m very proud of myself. I...
Senior Year: 20 Years Later from Marco Orlando
My graduating high school class had their 20 year reunion recently. Sometimes I have to ask myself, “Where does the time go?” I kind of go back and forth on my time in high school. School in general was not a pleasant experience. It wasn't that I couldn't do the work....
Guest Post: Sarah Trites – PE Teacher
I had a wonderful PE teacher in the 4th grade. The year was 1977. My school was Fernbank Elementary School located outside of Atlanta, Georgia in DeKalb County. I do not remember what my teacher’s name was, so I will call him Mr. Langley. What...
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