[nfbwatlk] Alliance of People with disAbilities May 2009 Online News

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Alliance Online News

May 2009



May is financial fitness month at the Alliance and the culmination of the activities throughout the month will be our Annual Meeting!  A panel of speakers will share information on a range of financial management topics to help you survive in the current economic climate.  Topics will range from building your personal assetts to growing your own food!  There will also be a business portion of the meeting in which you can learn about the Alliance's activities over the last year.   Alliance members will have an opportunity to vote on Alliance's Board Officers.  You can become a member at the meeting or online at http://disabilitypride.org/support_alliance_new.htm.



Alliance's Annual Meeting

May 30, 2009

1:00 pm- 4:00 pm

The Seattle Center Northwest Rooms (Lopez Room)


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Join us at one our May Financial Fitness Workshops!

May 5, 2009
How to Budget, and save money

May 12, 2009
Container Gardening, planting vegetables

May 19, 2009
Surviving in today's economy - a presentation by Boeing Employees Credit Union

May 26, 2009
Identity Theft Prevention

All trainings will be held on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30pm-4:30pm.

Location:
Alliance of People with disAbilities
Good Shepherd Building
4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Room 221
Seattle, WA 98103

Please notify us 10 days in advance of a training if you need accommodations.

Please RSVP to:
Mary Beth, 206-633-6634; marybeth at disabilitypride.org<mailto:marybeth at disabilitypride.org>

Skills Training:  Your rights as a
person with a disAbility

Review of the Americans with Disabilities Act & Fair Housing Laws

Date: Wednesday May 20, 2009
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Place:
Alliance of People with disAbilities-Redmond Office
Family Resource Center
Building A Rainer Room
16315 NE 87th Street
Redmond WA 98052

Guest Speaker: Disability Law Project Attorney Lonnie Davis.  Mr. Davis will discussing federal and state anti-discrimination laws in regards to housing, transportation, medical access, and public accommodations. Join us to learn about your rights!

Please RSVP to Messerat at 425-558-0993 ext 100 or e-mail
her at messerat at disabilitypride.org<mailto:messerat at disabilitypride.org>

Reasonable accommodation requests need to be made no later than May 10th.








Transition & Event Club

Are you a youth with a disability 13 to 25 years of age?
Do you want to have access to social & recreational opportunities?
Do you want to learn new skills?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, please come to an informational meeting about starting a Club in your area.

Wed. May 13, 2009 3pm - 5pm
Highland Center Resource Room
14224 Bel-Red Rd
Bellevue WA 98007

Thurs. May 21, 2009 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Sammamish Public Library Meeting Rm
825 228th Avenue NE
Sammamish WA 98074

Thursday May 28, 2009 3pm to 5pm
North Kirkland Community Center
12421 103rd Avenue NE
Kirkland WA

Parents and community members are welcome to attend. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided. If you need reasonable accommodations or to RSVP, please contact Kim McCarty at 425-558-0993 ext 102 or 206-633-6623 or e-mail her at kim at disabilitypride.org<mailto:kim at disabilitypride.org>.





Do you want to influence the way the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation does business over the next 3 years?

If so, now is the time!
The WA State Rehabilitation Council and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation request your input at a public forum on:
May 21st, 1:00-3:00pm

Hearing Speech & Deafness Center

1625-19th Ave, Seattle


Background: Every three years, all Vocational Rehabilitation programs that want to be eligible to receive federal funds are required to submit a document called the state plan. This plan guides the way the VR program will do business during the next 3 years by establishing goals and priorities the agency will factor into its approach to service delivery. There are opportunities for advocates to influence service delivery through sharing input on the sections addressing the goals and priorities and the strategies DVR will use to achieve them and a section on innovation.

If you want to provide comment but are unable, you may submit written comment by June 1st to vetrjp at dshs.wa.gov<mailto:vetrjp at dshs.wa.gov>.



ASL interpretation provided.  To request reasonable accommodation contact krulik at dshs.wa.gov<mailto:krulik at dshs.wa.gov>





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