Upcoming Events
Feb
15, 2006
Wails, Wales, Whales
This presentation is
a poetic narrative about living with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain
illness. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain illness characterized by
widespread muscular pain and extreme fatigue and insomnia.
Fibromyalgia
afflicts three to six percent of the U. S. population—or
an estimated 300,000 Minnesotans. Presenter: Laura Littleford will
perform her one-woman show which is an inspirational story about
transforming a chronic pain illness into opportunities for personal
growth and deeper connections to family and community. It is hosted
by the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. Cost: Free; Day/Time:
Wed, 7:00 pm; Location: Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Pkwy,
St. Paul. For more information contact Laura Littleford at 651-644-4941,
or by e-mail at lauralittleford@yahoo.com.
Or visit the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library at www.thefriends.org/calendar.htm or
by phone at 651-222-3242.
Feb 15 and 22, 2006
Chemical
Dependency with Disability
MCIL also encourages people
to join the support groups. Day/Time: Meets every other Wed, 6:30
pm - 8:00 pm; Location: 1600 University Ave W, Suite #16, St. Paul.
RSVP to: Laura Borton at 651-603-2028 or laurb@mcil-mn.org.
Feb
16 and 23, 2006
Traumatic Brain Injury – Support
Group
MCIL also encourages people
to join the Support Groups Day/Time: Meets every other Thurs, 6 -
7 pm; Location: 1600 University Ave W, Suite #16, St. Paul. RSVP
to: Laura Borton at 651-603-2028 or laurb@mcil-mn.org.
Feb 17, 2006
“Beyond Silence” -
Film
Metropolitan Center for Independent
Living encourages individuals to come meet new people, gain new knowledge,
experience, and skills! Day/Time: Fri, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Location:
1919 University Ave, St. Paul, MN. Transportation to 1919 University
Centre: Using Metro Mobility? Go to Charles Ave and turn into Parking
Lot A. Using Metro Transit? Bus stop at: University and Prior Ave.
Driving yourself? Go to Charles Ave. and turn into North Parking
lot—Parking
is FREE! RSVP to: Laura Borton at 651-603-2028 or laurb@
mcil-mn.org.
Feb
21, 2006
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Support
Metropolitan Center for Independent
Living encourages individuals to come meet new people, gain new knowledge,
experience, and skills! Day/Time: Tue, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Location:
1919 University Ave, St. Paul, MN. Transportation to 1919 University
Centre: Using Metro Mobility? Go to Charles Ave and turn into Parking
Lot A. Using Metro Transit? Bus stop at: University and Prior Ave.
Driving yourself? Go to Charles Ave. and turn into North Parking
lot – Parking
is FREE! RSVP to: Laura Borton at 651-603-2028 or laurb@mcil-mn.org.
Feb 24, 2006
Epilepsy Foundation of MN – Workshop
Metropolitan
Center for Independent Living encourages individuals to come meet
new people, gain new knowledge, experience, and skills! Day/Time:
Fri, 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm; Location: 1919 University Ave, St. Paul,
MN Transportation to 1919 University Centre: Using Metro Mobility?
Go to Charles Ave and turn into Parking Lot A. Using Metro Transit?
Bus stop at: University and Prior Ave. Driving yourself? Go to Charles
Ave and turn into North Parking lot—Parking is FREE! RSVP to:
Laura Borton at 651-603-2028 or laurb@mcil-mn.org.
Feb 25, 2006
Twin Cities American Heart
Walk
The American Heart Association
(AHA) Twin Cities American Heart Walk 2006 is a non-competitive walk
through the Mall of America that raises money to fight heart disease
and stroke. Day/Time: Sat, 7:00 am - 9:30 am; Location: Mall of America
(60 East Broadway; Bloomington, MN; Donations are used to help fund
lifesaving research and community education programs for adults and
children. Annually, over 12,000 walkers participate in this event.
The AHA Heart & Stroke Initiatives team will be sharing our
educational programs and resources. We need your help in two areas:
1) Fun Family Fitness Area and 2) You’re the Cure. We are looking
for 40 volunteers.
Please contact Sueling Schardin at 952-278-3605 or sueling.schardin@heart.org if you would like to help or if you have more specific questions.
We will send you more details about the location and other important
information when you commit to volunteering for the event. If you
are interested in forming a team, please contact Sarah Quick at 952-278-3662
or sarah.quick@heart.org
Feb 27, 2006
Arts Access at Hennepin County
Features
the Zenon Dance Co. A highly energetic and inventive dance repertoire
of modern and jazz works designed to appeal to an all-inclusive audience,
including the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and special needs
students to teach, involve and bring excitement to a performance
art that offers endless opportunities for self-expression and interpretation.
Arts Access at Hennepin County Library connects teens and adults
of all mental and physical abilities to the arts. Day/Time: Mon,
7:00 pm, Location: Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr., Mntka;
Sponsors: the Library Foundation of Henn. County in collaboration
with the Association of Residential Resources in MN (ARRM), Homeward
Bound, Inc., and Star Services.
If you would like to request a sign language interpreter, require
special assistance, or need more information, call John Sugimura
at 952-847-8661. Lifelong Learning Via Hennepin County Library.
For information about
upcoming activities and current services as well as access to the
library’s catalog, electronic data bases,
the Internet, and other resources, go to www.hclib.org.
Feb 28 and March 1,
2006
Treating Challenging Disorders:
Professional
Development Opportunities
for Every Schedule
Session I: Effective Strategies
for Dealing with Hard to Reach Youth—L.
Read Sulik
Session II: Beyond Rewards
and Consequences—Sheila
Merzer
Session III: Preventing and
Intervening: Body Image, Eating, and Weight Concerns— Kathy
Kater
Session IV: Self-Injurious
Behavior in Adolescents: Review of Etiology and Treatment— Nicole
Larson
Attend 1, 2, 3, or all 4!
Day/Time: Tues. and Wed, Cost: 1 Session is $60, 2 Sessions is $100,
3 Sessions is $140, 4 Sessions is $160. Register by Feb 24 for any
or all of the four sessions. Location: Monticello Community Center,
505 Walnut St, Monticello, MN 55362. For information go to www.macmh.org.
MACMH reserves the right to substitute presenters and/or reschedule
due to unforeseen circumstances.
March 4, 2006
Service Animals
This workshop
will include a demonstration of service dogs followed by a question
and answer session. Presenters: Hearing and Service Dogs of MN
and Helping Paws. Day/Time: Sat, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm; Location: Keewaydin
Community Center, 3030 E. 53rd St, Mpls, MN 55410, 612-370-4956:
Sponsors/Contact: People Enhancing People 651-450-5960, PEPeople@msn.com,
and United Cerebral Palsy of MN 651-616-7588, ucpmn@cpinternet.com.
March 4 and 5, 2006
Bicycling, Travel and Fitness
Expo
Presented by: MN Cyclist Magazine.
Special Test riding area for adaptive cycling products, pedal and
Hand Cycles available for test rides, seminars geared to special
needs cyclists and their families. Day/Time: Sat 9 am to 8 pm, Sun,
9 am to 5 pm, Location: Mpls. Convention Center, Admission: Adults
$7, Children 9-18 $4, Under 9 – free.
Over 200 Exhibitors of Bicycling,
Travel and Fitness-Related Products and Services; Bicycling and Bicycle
Products; Travel Destinations; Bicycling-Friendly Communities; Physical
Fitness and Exercise Clubs, Stores and Services; World-Wide Bicycling
Tours; Local Community Tours; Trail Associations; Bicycle Shops;
Local and National Advocacy Groups; Financial Planning and Advising
Institutions; Health Care and Food Items; Clothing. For more information
see, www.BicyclingTravel.com.
March 11, 2006
Alternative & Augmentative
Communication
Explore the many devices to
aid communication and find out the differences among the more popular
ones. Day/Time: Sat, 9 am to Noon; Location: PACER Center, 8161 Normandale
Blvd., Bloomington, MN; Cost: There is no cost, but registration
is required. For more information or to register call 952-838-9000,
TTY-952-838-0190, or TF 800-537-2237 or visit www.pacer.org.
March 11, 2006
UCP – BIKE-A-THON
March 13 - 14, 2006
Putting the Pieces Together:
Third Annual Care and Treatment Education Conference
Sponsored by
the MN Department of Education; Day/Time: Mon, 10 am to 7 pm,
Tue, 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. Preconference Workshop on Sun. Location:
Treasure Island Resort and Casino; Red Wing, MN. For more information
contact Nikki Walker at 763-245-0464 or nikkiwalker@mac.com.
March 14, 2006
Panel on Voting with a Disability
The
panel is a part of a conference for the MN Clerks & Finance
Officers Association. As you know, city clerks are the ones who run
elections for their respective regions (in most cases). The purpose
of this panel is to discuss the issue of voters with disabilities
and how poll workers, city clerks, etc. can best provide assistance
to them. Day/Time: Tue, 2:00 pm, Location: Kelly Inn Convention Center/Civic
Center, St. Cloud, MN. It will start off with voting for 3-5 minutes.
If you don’t particularly have any specific experiences at
the polls, then discuss what kind of assistance or accommodations
would be most useful to you if you were to vote. Then there will
be a video called “The Ten Commandments of Communicating with
People with Disabilities.” Finally, if there is time, we’ll
do some Q&A.
For more information contact
Mai Thor at 612-746-3799, or by e-ail at mthor@midmnlegal.org.
March 27, 2006
Arts Access at Hennepin County
Library
Featuring Jawaahir Dance Co.
Audience of all abilities and heritage can experience the beauty
of Middle Eastern culture through dances that eloquently convey the
heritage and authentic dance forms from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco,
Persia, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. Arts Access at Hennepin County
Library connects teens and adults of all mental and physical abilities
to the arts. Day/Time: Mon, 7 pm.; Location: Eden Prairie Library;
Sponsors: Library Foundation of Henn. County in collaboration with
the Association of Residential Resources in MN (ARRM), Homeward
Bound, Inc., and Star Services.
If you would like to
request a sign language interpreter, require special assistance,
or need more information, call John Sugimura at 952-847-8661. Lifelong
Learning Via Hennepin County Library. For information about upcoming
activities and current services as well as access to the library’s
catalog, electronic data bases, the Internet, and other resources,
go to www.hclib.org.
April 15, 2006
Using IntelliTools Classroom
Suite with Young Children
Learn how the integration
of IntelliPics Studio 3, IntelliMathics 3, and IntelliTalk 3 can
enhance K-8 curriculum activities in math, language arts, social
studies, and science. Participants will receive a free 45-day trial
version of the software. Day/Time: Sat, 9 am to Noon; Location: PACER
Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN; Cost: There is no
cost, but registration is required. For more information or to register
call 952-838-9000, TTY-952-838-0190, or TF 800-537-2237 or visit
www.pacer.org.
May 1, 2006
One Stop Shopping for Persons
with Disabilities and their Support Network
Participants
will be able to do “one stop shopping” on
information related to county services, health/wellness, relationships,
jobs and job training, leisure/recreation options, guardianship,
community inclusion, vacation planning, school transition, social
security, home and daily living ideas, residential services, self-advocacy,
day program options, augmentative communication devices, respite
providers, aging, etc. Day/Time: Mon, 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Location:
Merrick, Inc., 3210 Labore Rd, Vadnais Heights, MN; Cost: Free. There
will be exhibits from 4:30 – 6:00 pm and breakout sessions
from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. A light dinner will be served from 5:30 – 6:00
pm. Sponsors: Merrick, Inc., PACER Ctr, Arc Greater Twin Cities,
and the White Bear Lake Area Schools.
For more information, contact
Colleen Timbers at (651) 789-6230 or by e-mail at colleent@merrickinc.org.
May 13, 2005
Being Creative with BuildAbility
and Clicker 5
Gain hands-on experience with
two early childhood multimedia software programs that allow children
to customize their own slide shows and write with whole words, phrases,
or pictures. Day/Time: Sat, 9 am to Noon; Location: PACER Center,
8161 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN; Cost: There is no cost, but
registration is required. For more information or to register call
952-838-9000, TTY-952-838-0190, or TF 800-537-2237 or visit www.pacer.org.
May 19 - 21, 2006
Arise, My Love, My Fair
One, and Come Away!
A weekend retreat for persons
with disabilities. Theme: Hallowed by thy name! The retreat will
contain conference breakout sessions as well as time to reflect on
your spiritual journey. People of all faiths are encouraged to attend.
Day/Time: Fri, 7:30 pm thru Sun, 2:30 pm, Location: 16385 St. Francis
Lane, Prior Lake, MN, For more info, contact 952-447-2182, Director@FranciscanRetreats.net or at www.FranciscanRetreats.net. Or Contact Jo Lambert at 651-488-5862
or by e-mail at lambe0217@umn.edu.
July 22, 2006
The 2nd Annual Great Outdoors
Event (SMILES-CIL)
Folks of all ages and abilities
are welcome! Bring the whole family! Events that day will include:
Adaptive Canoeing, Kayaking, Archery, Trap-shooting, ATV/Off Rd Vehicles,
a Hog Roast, Bingo and More! Day/Time: Sat; Location: Nicollet Conservation
Club, Nicollet, MN. To receive a registration form and more information
on upcoming events, contact Joanne at 507-345-7139.
August 5, 2006
The 3rd Annual Canoeing Event
(SMILES-CIL)
Folks of all ages and abilities
are welcome! Bring the whole family! Events that day will include:
Adaptive Canoeing, Kayaking and a Hot Dog roast. Day/Time: Sat; Location:
Gomsrud Park, Fairmont. To receive a registration form and more information
on upcoming events, contact Joanne at 507-345-7139.
September 16, 2006
The 2nd Annual SMILES
CIL
and Wheelin’ Sportsmen
NWTF Fishing Event
Folks of all ages and
abilities are welcome! Bring the whole family! Day/Time: Sat; Location:
Fairmont. To receive a registration form and more information on
upcoming events, contact Joanne at 507-345-7139.
