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Monday, April 11, 2011

Access Living- Center for Independent Living: April 2011 - Events Calendar; People with Disabilities

Access Living: Events Calendar
(click Headline for link to website) or
http://www.accessliving.org/index.php?tray=topic&tid=top684&cid=138

Asian American Disabilities Business Forum
On Thursday, April 7, the Asian American with Disabilities Business Forum will be hosted at Access Living. The forum, which covers accessibility, employment and workforce integration will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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April 7, 2011
Disability in the Mainstream

An evening with Mat Fraser
Join Mat Fraser, one of England’s best known artists with a disability, as he asks: Can more disability in the mainstream media lead to a more inclusive society?
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April 8, 2011
LGBTQ & Disabled Social Support Group
A support group for people with disabilities (intellectual, physical, behavioral, emotional) who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or questioning.
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March 28, 2011
Personal Assistant Informational Seminar
Join our pool of highly sought PA’s
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April 13, 2011
Job Empowerment Club
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
A seminar for people with disabilities featuring asset building tips and resume building strategies and interviewing strategies.
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1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month
Deinstitutionalization Support Group
Personal Assistant Health Care
Monthly group for nursing home residents with disabilities who would like to learn about opportunities to live in
their own homes and communities. For information,
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3rd Thursday of every Month
Cross Disability Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
For people of all ages, genders and disabilities. This support group is a chance for people with all types of disabilities to share concerns and ask questions, and engage with others.
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3rd Tuesday of each month
The Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing, (DRACH)
Housing
A twice monthly meeting of housing advocates who work to enforce and
implement the housing rights of people with disabilities. The group meets the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday of each month.
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4th Thursday of every Month and 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support Group
Peer Support
A monthly peer group for people who are Deaf and hard or hearing.
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3rd Wednesday of each month
Men with Disabilities: Project XY
Second Friday of each month from 5-8 p.m.
A networking group for men with disabilities
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Second Friday of the month
Housing Counseling Support Group
3rd Thursday of each month from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
For people with disabilities and their families in search of affordable, accessible and integrated housing. This group affords participants the opportunity to share frustrations and successes, and often links participants with valuable housing resources.
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3rd Thursday of each month

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