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This page was last updated on 8/1710
 
Virginia Relay Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awareness Day
Saturday, September 11, 2010
FREE Workshops from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
James City/Williamsburg Community Center
5301 Longhill Road
Williamsburg, VA  23188

Activities such as:

Lunch provided by Virginia Relay
CART and Interpreters sponsored by Virginia Relay
Please RSVP to obtain a FREE box lunch (Lunch will not be
provided unless you pre-register by 9/8/2010)
 
For questions, contact:  Tammy Manno
Phone (757) 461-8007 (voice), (757) 461-7527 (TTY)
Email:  tmanno@endependence.org
To access information on upcoming events, click here.
 
To sign up or request accommodations, contact Linda Johnson at 461-8007 Voice,
461-7527 TDD or email at ljohnson@endependence.org
 
PLEASE NOTE:  If ECI does not have at least 5 people signed up for any of the
workshops/groups with a deadline to sign up, we will cancel the workshop/group.
If we cancel a workshop/group, we will notify those that have signed up of the cancellation.
 

Picture of a Door with “Opening Doors to Opportunities with the Disability Community” scrolling beneath it.

 

Three pictures rotating – Picture of ECI sign at front of building, picture of Michael Wang-ECI President and

picture of Stephen Johnson-Executive Director

 

What is Independent Living?

 

What is Independent Living?  Essentially, it is living just like everyone else having opportunities to make decisions

that affect one’s life, able to pursue activities of one’s own choosing—limited only in the same ways that one’s

non-disabled neighbors are limited. 

 

Independent Living should not be defined in terms of living on one’s own, being employed in a job fitting one’s

capabilities and interests, or having an active social life.  These are aspects of living independently.  Independent

Living has to do with self-determination.  It is having the right and the opportunity to pursue a course of action.

And, it is having the freedom to fail—and to learn from one’s failures, just as non-disabled people do.

 

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ECI Media Center is NOW Open!
 
For more information, click here.  The room can be scheduled by contacting Linda at 461-8007

 

 

ECI Training Materials

 

To download materials from previous and upcoming trainings, click here.
 

 

Opportunity to Support ECI

 

We are very pleased to announce that the Center has been contacted by a local realtor about a program

that will provide funding for the Center in the future. 

For more information, click here

 

 

Local Conferences and Community Events

 

For more information, click here.

 

 

Virginia Easy Access

 

Virginia's "No Wrong Door" initiative launches "Virginia Easy Access".   For more information, click here.

 

 

Money Follows the Person (MFP)

 

Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

For more information, click here. 

 

PIER Meetings

 

PIER (Protecting Individuals with disabilities Educational Rights) provides information on special education rights,

regulations, evaluations and more.  

For more information, click here.

 

 

FREE Online Course on the American with Disabilities Act at  www.adabasics.org

 

 

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Endependence Center, Inc.

6300 East Virginia Beach Blvd.

Norfolk, VA 23502-2827

Phone:  (757) 461-8007 Voice

(757) 461-7527 TDD

Fax:  (757) 455-8223 or (757) 461-5375

Hours of Operation are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday 

 

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