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Options for Adults Committee Meeting
Thursday, July 24, 2008
6:00 p.m. - socialize and snacks
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. program
First Community Bank Conference Room (across parking lot from DSG office)
429 Belle Grove Richardson, TX 75080
RSVP to Becky Slakman at 214-267-1374 or dsged@sbcglobal.net
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Kindergarten Roundup
Saturday, July 26
10:00 - 12:00
First Community Bank Conference Room
429 Belle Grove Richardson, TX
(Across the parking lotfrom the DSG office)
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Dad's Group
August 20
6:30 - 8:30pm
The Londoner
14930 Midway Road,
Addison, TX 75001
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Adult Social
(ages 19 years old and above)
Friday, August 22
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Christ Church Plano
4550 Legacy Drive
Plano, TX 75024
Join us for a few hours with your friends - Games, snacks, movies
RSVP to Becky Slakman at 214-267-1374 or dsged@sbcglobal.net
Texas Advocates Conference
August 8-10, 2008
The 2008 Texas Advocates conference
registration form is now on-line Here.
Stipends are limited, sosubmit your
forms as soon as possible.
Anyone is welcome at the Texas Advocates
Conference. We certainly encourage young
people to learn about self advocacy. The earlier he better. Currently the bylaws require you to be 18 to join Texas Advocates, but you are not required to be a member to attend the conference. The board is looking at changing their bylaws to take out the age requirement for membership.
The current tentative workshop titles include:
Renting or Owning a Home
Voting
Community Forums
Transportation
Self Determination
Knowing your rights for community living
Rules for Working
Legislative Advocacy
Artworks Dream Big (person directed planning)
Healthy relationships
Chapter membership
We will also have some fun afternoon
workshops on cooking healthy, yoga, movies, etc.
Contact Rona Statman, Director of Family Support Service for The Arc of Texas, at
1-800-252-9729 or 512-454-6694 ext. 112 for questions or concerns about the conference.
Classes for Students with Disabilities
Richland Community College
>>Download Fall 2008 Information
>> Download Employability Course Info
Research Participants Needed
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center
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