by Kayley Whalen | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, Latest News, Self Direction Spotlight
Last month, Lateef McLeod, Alliance Board member, performed in the show “We Love Like Barnacles: Crip Lives in Climate Chaos” by disability justice group Sins Invalid to a virtual audience of over 800 people. The show focused on the intersection between climate...
by Kayley Whalen | Oct 10, 2020 | Blog, Latest News, Self Direction Spotlight
Our board member DJ Savarese conducted this interview with Caroline Signore about how self-directing her services has helped he have a successful career and live her best life. Caroline has been in my life as a chosen aunt and mentor since I was 6. I opted to...
by Kayley Whalen | Jul 25, 2020 | Blog, Latest News, Self Direction Spotlight
Finding Ways to Keep the Water Clean © 2019 Mara Clawson (above) I’m very lucky during the virus; when I work at home I can work slowly how the colors go Mara Clawson When Colors Get Along I recently interviewed Mara Clawson, an Alliance for Citizen Directed Supports...
by Kayley Whalen | Dec 25, 2019 | Blog, Latest News, Self Direction Spotlight
Self-Direction Spotlight interview with Jason Ross by Caitlin Bailey Alliance member Jason Ross identifies as autistic, and began self-directing his services in 2016. He has a Master’s degree in disability studies, is enrolled in film school, and enjoys horseback...
by Kayley Whalen | Nov 16, 2019 | Blog, Latest News, Self Direction Spotlight
In a positive step forward for the state, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently announced the closure of two of the remaining four state centers for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) within the next three years. However, many residents...
by Kayley Whalen | Oct 3, 2019 | Blog, Self Direction Spotlight
An interview with Alliance members Jess, Anastasia, and Bob Lawhead This summer, Jess Lawhead got to go standup paddleboarding in the Boulder Reservoir near his home in Colorado. Now one day soon he’s hoping to take a trip to the ocean to learn surfing. Jess,...
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