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Save the Date: Employment First Virtual Conference 2021
Save the date for this years' Employment First Conference! Join us virtually on May 13th from 8:30am - 3:30pm for the Employment First conference which will provide an immersion into person-centered thinking and practices. Throughout this interactive, virtual event...
What’s the Word: February 2021
Each month BPDD features a different leader in Wisconsin living with a disability. “What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month's column comes from Jamal Lampkin, a self-advocate from Milwaukee...
Building Full Lives Learning Series
Do you represent a facility-based day or prevocational service provider interested in launching or expanding individualized, community-based services? If so, join this free, 5-part webinar series presented by organizations making strategic changes to provide...
Virtual Disability Advocacy Day 2021
Are you ready to connect with your legislators about disability issues that are important to you? COVID-19 may be stopping us from getting together, but Survival Coalition is planning a VIRTUAL Disability Advocacy Day on March 23 complete with poster contest, cheers,...
February is Black History Month
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements and the crucial role that African Americans have had in the history of the United States. Every February since 1976 has been celebrated as Black History Month with an official proclamation from the president,...
What’s the Word: January 2021
Each month BPDD features a different leader in Wisconsin living with a disability. “What’s the Word?” is an opportunity to hear directly from self-advocates about what’s important to them. This month's column comes from Molly Waugh, a self-advocate from Madison and a...
Disability Advocacy Day 2021
Planning is underway for the 2021 Virtual Disability Advocacy Day! Survival Coalition of Wisconsin is planning to have a multiple day, virtual event in March. More information will be available at the end of January and we will make sure to post on our website, social...
Survival Coalition Wisconsin: COVID Cases and Deaths Among People with Disabilities and Older Adults in WI
The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations put out a press release on January 4th, on COVID Cases and deaths among people with disabilities and older adults in Wisconsin. Currently participants in Wisconsin’s waiver programs, typically referred to as...
Self-Determination Conference sessions and keynotes are still available to view!
The 2020 Self-Determination Conference is over but you can still have the conference experience by going to sdc.promotelocal.com! The keynote presentations, Diehard awards and most of the sessions were recorded and are on the website. We will be highlighting sessions...