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Fall 2001 - Volume 3 , Issue 3
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DDC Conference Helped Dreams Become Reality
MESSAGE FROM the Arkansas People First President
Meet Arkansas People First Board Member Angela Allen
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Arkansas People First
104 Arkansas Union
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
(V) 479-757-4015 - (Cell) 479-409-3390 - Fax: 479-575-7445
Link here to e-mail at: peoplefirstark@yahoo.com
DDC Conference Helped: Dreams Become Reality
Self-Determination— Dreams to Reality was the theme of this years Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council Annual State Conference on September 13th-14th at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs.
The conference was designed to explore the idea of self-determination through various presenters and workshops. We learned from presenter Jeff Keilson the four foundations of self-determination are:
1.Self-advocacy
2.Freedom
3.Authority
4.Responsibility
Communication and direct care staff were just a couple of workshops that touched
on the characteristics of self-determination.
If you would like to know more about self-determination, please contact:
Arkansas People First
104 Arkansas Union
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
(V) 479-757-4015 - (Cell) 479-409-3390 - Fax: 479-575-7445
Link here to e-mail at: peoplefirstark@yahoo.com
MESSAGE FROM the Arkansas People First President
Arkansas People First is showing signs of growth in several new locations. We must strengthen our existing of new chapters. This is a top priority that your state board is committed to. We are in the process of establishing a chapter packet that will have the information so each chapter may conduct their own training. As soon as the packets are completed your chapter representative will receive one. The chapters produce self-advocates and leaders of our movement for tomorrow.
I look forward to seeing you in the near future. Keep on Advocating
Your President,
Eric Treat
Show Me the Money
Do you receive disability benefits from Social Security or SSI?
Do you want to get a part time or full time job?
Well, Project Arkansas Work Incentive (A-WIN) is developed to help people with disabilities understand the choices for employment in Arkansas
Project A-WIN was established as a result of a nationwide initiative mandated by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. The purpose of A-WIN is to take some of the fear about loosing you benefits away.
The Project can also help you:
• understand how work will affect your benefits
• develop a plan to become self-supporting
• successfully navigate the maze of Social Security and SSI regulations concerning re-turning to work
• find out how work will affect your benefits and Medicare/ Medicaid
• get in touch with other agencies that can help you with vocational training and job placement
The Project is coordinated by Sources for Independent Living in Fayetteville with partnerships from the Centers for Independent Living around the state. Each CIL has a Benefits Specialist to assist people in their area.
If you are interested in participating in this project :
For more information on Project A-WIN, please call Toll free 1-888-284-7521.
Meet Arkansas People First Board Member Angela Allen
Angela was born in Batesville on a Friday night at 10:30, June 9th 1961. For the first six months she was a happy baby. At 7 and a half months, Angela was diagnose with Bacterial Spinal Menigitis. She started having high fevers and seizures. Angela had to have surgery to remove the left side of her brain at the age of 2 1/2. If not for the surgery, Angela would have died.
She learned how to walk and talk again with her parents help. She had to fight her way through school because some people said she could not do the work, but she did. "I guess you could say I beat the school system," Angela said.
Today Angela has a good life and engaged to a really nice guy named Doug Burrows. She said, "I have got a good job and life is great!" Angela is State Secretary. She enjoys being a part of APF Board to lean new things and to broaden her horizons!
Mark Your Calendars!
Arkansas People First State Conference
May 17th-19th, 2002
4H Center, Little Rock
Self-advocacy, Leadership, Friends,
Music and lots more...
Stay tuned for more information
State
Advisory Board
Eric
Treat, President ,Conway
Tim
Hill, VicePresidnt ,Little Rock
Angela
Allen, Secretary, Batesville
Billy
Jones, Treasurer, Ft. Smith
Susan
Board, Conway
Doug
Burrows ,Batesville
Patricia
Chaney, Monticello
David
Dickerson, Russelville
Rebeccas Elbert,Little Rock
Burke
Fanari, Fayetteville
James
Ivy, Pine Bluff
David
Long, Hope
Jeremy
Minchew, Springdale
Shannon Rivas, Hot Springs
Link here for for PF State Board Member Contact Information
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Arkansas People First
104 Arkansas Union
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72703
(toll free) 1-888-488-6040 (V) 479-575-4015 - Fax: 870-488-8004
Link here to e-mail at: peoplefirstark@yahoo.com
Julie Petty, State Coordinator Kim Worlow, State Advisor Kim Pace, State Liason
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Link here to e-mail Webmaster at: loehlers@rcep6.org
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