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The Canyons Transition Academy in Salt Lake City have started a chapter for their young adult students. We had a fantastic first meeting and the self-advocates created their name and voted in their officers. They will be taking a break over summer and will be back September 13th. We hope to see some of them over the summer at the South Valley meetings and at events across the valley!

There will be a Meeting of People First of Utah’s Board Members on May 8th, 2013 3-5pm at the office of Family Advocacy, 2036 Lincoln Ave. Ste 103 Ogden. Bring your agenda and minutes. If you have trouble arranging transportation call Mandy no later than the day before (May 7th). Mandy’s number is 801-675-2733.

RISE is sponsoring a training in St George Utah about how to find a job. The cost is $75 dollars. If you have any questions give them a call.

Customized Employment Training Flyer: click here
This is the information sent to us:

You are Invited…
An Introduction to Customized Employment
With Griffin-Hammis Associates
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
1192 W. Sunset Blvd, St George, UT
Please see attached flyer and registration form for additional information.

Cary Griffin is a Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates, a full service consultancy which specializes in building communities of economic cooperation, and focuses on disability and employment.  Cary speaks on an international basis, and will be in St George for one day only.  Cary provides training to administrative and direct service level professionals in the Rehabilitation field; consultation to business and Rehabilitation agencies regarding the employment of individuals with significant disabilities; conducts field-initiated research and demonstration; provides family and consumer case consultation; develops resources; and organizational development.  Recently, Cary has been instrumental in designing self-employment protocols and training for individuals, agencies, and states.

Please share this information with any interested parties.  Space is limited.

Sponsored by RISE Employment

The following is an information bulletin from Our Community United announcing that Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (S.A.B.E.)  are developing web based seminars and a website resource center. These are being created based on information from a survey that they have conducted:

Hello Advocates, Allies and Advisors:
 
Self Advocates Becoming Empowered received the “Our Community United” grant from AIDD to strengthen self advocacy group across the country.  We are very excited to have the opportunity to share this survey based on the grant categories AIDD developed from the National Summits they did.
 
SABE will use the surveys to develop 10 Webinars throughout the year.  Also, part of the grant will be to create a Resource Center on the SABEUSA.org website. 
 
The Resource Center will have items collected from state organizations that feel they have developed a user friendly tool or method to assist their organization to become stronger.  Or a “how to” carry out the difficult tasks of being a non-profit organization or to be more formal in how they do business. All items including the survey will be sent to me and I will send it to our National Team of Self Advocacy Reviewers to be scored by them and presented to an Administrative Team from SABE to be considered for the Resource Center.
 
If your state contributes resources and a member of your group would like to be considered for a Webinar presenter please have them include their contact information and the name of the item(s) they have expertise in training/teaching to their group and others.
 
Please share the attached survey with your self advocacy group members and those who support them.  It is very important to put which group you are representing and the state you are from.  We welcome other items that may not be on the list.
 
Thank you for supporting SABE:
 
Teresa Moore
Our Community United, Coordinator