           
If not now, when? ...Get involved in politics as if your life depended on it, because it does. -- Justin Dart 
Who was this man & why should he matter to you?
HINT: Without him there’d be no American’s with Disabilities Act. For more information on him and other people with disabilties in history visit the Disability Museum Online. |
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Calendar
of Events
This page identifies upcoming events at the Center and other community agencies.
To contact
the center call 1-435-673-7501 or 1-800-649-2340 or at RRCI
If this calendar is not up to date, please email the webmaster at Melody
- Everything on this list meets AT LEAST once
per month
- All Committees & Groups meet at RRCI
unless otherwise noted.
- We now include ALL our events for all of our
counties.
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Description of Community Activities & Events
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July - August 2010 |
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St. George & Washington County
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Senior Blind Programs
Contact Ceil for
specific monthly meeting details. Contact Ceil also if one of the meeting
dates falls on a holiday.
To learn more about the importance of support groups visit The Healing Power of Group Support
Sterling Court
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Meets near Washington at Sterling
Court: 324 N. 1680 E. on the first Monday monthly at 3:30 pm. First
Monday monthly at 3:30pm |
Cedar City
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Meets at the Senior Center 489 E. 200 S.
Cedar City, Ut at 1:30pm Third Friday monthly |
Meadows St. George |
Meets at the Meadows at 950 S. 400 E.
at 2:15 pm Third Tuesday monthly. |
Kanab |
Meets at the Senior Center 56 W. 450 N. at 1pm Third Wednesday monthly |
Committees and Coalitions
Contact the people listed below for
meeting details.
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Information & Referral Commitee |
Developing media and other methods of spreading the word about RRCI including the Don't Laugh at Me Player's performances - Baako |
Independent Living Skills Training Committee |
Developing several programs to help people become more independent: A program to teach people how to save for for assistive technology repairs, another to teach local schools how to integrate students with disabilities into extra-curricular activities and elective classes, and another set of classes will be developed to help the visually impaired in our outlying counties learn life skills. - Melody |
Southwest Utah Advocacy Committee |
We are focused on making changes in the community that help people become more independent. Through this committee we also hope to develope a Legislative Action Team to advocacte for change through policy making. - Tina |
Peer Counceling & Support Committee |
We are dedicated to creating a way for people with disabilities to assist others like themselves to become more independent. - Chris |
"Don't
Laugh at Me Players" |
Meets every Monday at 4pm
except in the summer. Contact Baako .
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Millard, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield & Kane
County Events
Contact Kelly for
more information.
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| Action Coalition |
This is an advocacy group that promotes accessiblity
in the above counties. Meetings at Annies. Contact Kelly for more information. |
Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group |
This group is forming in Sevier,
Piute and Wayne Counties. Contact Kelly for more details.
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Iron County Events
Contact Kim |
Multiple
Sclerosis Support Group |
Meets the third Wednesday monthly at 6pm. Contact Kim for meeting topics and agendas.
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Cedar Disability Action
Team
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Meets in the Cedar City Offices on Main & Center
Street. They meet on the second Thursday monthly at 3pm. |
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