Mr. Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – “Disability Policy Seminar Day 1”
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...
Mr Orlando Goes to Washington from Marco Orlando – Big Bus Tour
04/07/24 – After settling in at the Westin on Saturday night, it gave me and my group pretty much the whole day Sunday to explore and get acclimated with our surroundings in the immediate vicinity, since the Disability Policy Seminar didn’t officially begin...
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
Download the PDF file . 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 State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income...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...
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