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Local Action Committee: Date: May 27, 2008 Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm To discuss ways to increase awareness of housing agencies and local government on the affordable housing needs of people who want to leave nursing homes and other institutions and live in their own housing in the community. Held at the Endependence Center. Contact Vantoria Clay for more information at vclay@endependence.org
A Panel Seminar Program: Planning for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families
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Say Yes to College Dates: May 30 - 31, 2008 Say Yes to College is a college experience event for high school students with disabilities, presently in grades 10, 11, and 12. Held at Old Dominion University.Click here for more information
Emergency Preparedness: Preparing for Hurricanes and EmergenciesDate: June 12, 2008
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Creating a supply kit and support network, developing a plan, evacuation and sheltering. What do you need? What are your options to leave the area? Held at the Endependence Center. For more information, contact Linda Johnson at ljohnson@endependence.org
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.
Items of Interest:
Money Follows The Person (MFP)
Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Click here for more information: www.olmsteadva.com/mfp
Pier Meetings
PIER (Protecting Individuals with disabilities Educational Rights) is part of the Hampton Roads Coalition for People with Disabilities
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FREE Online Course on the Americans with Disabilities Act
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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
Last updated on 5/16/08