My name is Theresa Squires and I am the college leadership coordinator at Michigan Disability Rights Coalition. CONNECT
is a work in progress. The goal of CONNECT is to network college students with disabilities (traditional and non-traditional ) to each other and the resources available to them in their communities.
My goal is that this organization will help make a statewide impact on the disability movement in Michigan.
Though we are specific to Michigan anyone is encouraged to Join!
We have a voice if we want change, we need to use it!
Everyone always asks where are our (people with disabilities) leaders? I believe it is US!
We are it. It is up to us. It is up to YOU!
Disability Pride
Accepting and honoring our uniqueness and seeing it as a natural and beautiful part of human diversity. Pride comes from celebrating our own heritage, culture, unique experiences and contributions.
Self-Empowerment
Knowing and feeling one’s pride and applying our unique voice, skills, and actions with energy and confidence to achieve a vision (of full citizenship in all places: personal relationships, home, school, work, community, institutions, etc.)
CONNECT is made possible through funding from the Michigan Developmental Disability Council.
Who I'd like to meet:
YOU
Any person with a disability or ally that believes in the disability rights movement!
I hope you are having a beautiful day!!! We are just about to take the first step into the unknown on the next part of our incredible journey. Our goal is to promote children to think for themselves and to give them strength, support, self-confidence and love so that they can grow up into adulthood without fear, doubt and with the belief that they can achieve anything and that there is nothing out of their reach. We want to give them the tools to bring those things to life, the knowing that they can do anything they set their minds too, absolutely anything. We need to allow children to be who they are without imposing our own beliefs onto them.
When we unleash our own creativity, our own passion, free from external sources, that is when we can to begin to find our own original ideas that could create the possibility of a better world. This project will be in the hands of children and it will be them that will create that possibility.
There is nothing more amazing as a child than to have encouragement to go beyond your boundaries and create something unexpected, we want to give children the ability to feel the unexpected but at their own hands, in their control, without doubt and with complete freedom. We will go on that journey with them through our photography and film to bring fun and joy into their hearts to show them what passion and a love of life can truly feel like.
Please subscribe to our site www. theopenmind. org/subscribe or become involved yourself!! help raise awareness and enable us to take this journey to as many children in the world as possible. Xxxx Anne & Lisa
Extremity Games Competition Registration is Now Open. Check out http://www. extremitygames. com/registration. html for details.
The rumors are true. Extremity Games is moving to Michigan this year and it is set to be our best year yet! The following is a quick overview of dates, locations and events. Check out the new website for complete details at www. extremitygames. com.
Dates:
July 24- 26, 2008
Event Schedule*
Thursday, July 24 Baja MX, Millington, Michigan (Moto-X, BMX) 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Warm up 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Opening Ceremony 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Alternating BMX and Moto-X heats and finals
Friday, July 25 South Street Skate Park, Rochester, Michigan (Skateboarding) 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Instructional Clinics 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Competitions
Thanks for joining my cause!!! Scott G. LaLonde Part Two Disabled Civil Rights Life Liberty could you put in your top friends list I am extremely in need of this at this time.
My group originally at 17,000 friends and had a government and politics group on page 8 it is still located there but when you click on it and says deleted or invalid account.
To be Moses to all Disabled people and remove the yoke the burden on our disabled backs! And set Disabled people free!
yup. i was just thinking how the peanut barrel is gonna think i am a new regular. i am going tonight with philosophy friends after class, you and melinda tomorrow, and probably laura next week -- i think she also plans to ask you guys too. maybe they will put my picture on the wall.
Heya Theresa, This is a very cool vision you have here. I am brand new to E Lansing, having just finished my first term at State for grad school. I am definitely interested in learning more about what Connect does and helping promote your vision. Let me know what's up.
