The Iris Network logo with homepage linkLiving with GRACE January 2012 Newsletter
Living with GRACE January 2012 Newsletter
The staff at The Iris Network is wishing you all a happy new year and hoping that you are all staying warm and healthy with this relatively easy winter we are having.
Here’s some news and information we hope you will find interesting and helpful:
LD 765 Update: Most of you have heard that The Iris Network is sponsoring legislation known as
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Winter 2012 Newsletter
Winter 2012
OPEN FOR BUSINESS! Paul Featherson at the computer, with instructor, Bonnie Gouzie.
Paul Featherson of Westbrook needed to re-tool himself for the job market following a long career at a major supermarket as a shelf stocker. “As my vision loss became more severe, I just could not be as fast and accurate as I wanted to be for the company.” Knowing the importance of
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LD 765 is Back
During the last session LD 765 was not passed but is being discussed again during this session.
This bill effects service provision in Maine for people who are blind and visually impaired. Attached you will find information about what LD 765 means for you and how to get involved.
The anticipated date for this LCRED Committee is Wednesday, January 18 th . This date is not
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Independence With Out Fear
The Iris Network, the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened, the University of Southern Maine Linguistics Department, Helen Keller National Center and consumers have been meeting for over a year to develop a Support Service Provider (SSP) Program for people, in the State of Maine, who are deaf-blind/dual sensory impaired.
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Upcoming Iris Network Events
Meets the 1st Monday of each month from 11:00 to 1:00 at the Lobster Trap on 25 Bay St. Winslow. Contact the Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Augusta for the current President and more information. 207-624-5191 or 1-800-760-1573. Click here for more infomation about The Sunshine Club
St. Andrews Village Gregory Conference Room on Emery Lane. 1st Tuesday of the month from 1:00 – 2:30. FMI call Molly Moore at 663-3810 or Joan Stark at 633-2498.
Upcoming Community Events
April 3rd, 2011: Behind Our Eyes 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. This group meets through phone calls to discuss writings, listen to speakers and network with fellow writers. Meetings are held the first and third Sunday of each month. Contact Elisa Busch at 571-257-7355 or glbusch@comcast.net for more information.
10 a.m. in the Maine Mall Food Court. This group meets the second Thursday of each month to walk the circuit inside the Maine Mall and have lunch in the food court. Please contact The Iris Network at (207)-774-6273 if you are interested in meeting with this group.
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On January 30, President Suzanne McCormick reiterated UWGP’s concern for Governor LePage’s supplemental budget. These wide-ranging cuts threaten to increase homelessness dramatically and push more children and families into more desperate circumstances with no safety net at all. The cost of providin...
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