ECNV Newsletter: September
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In this edition, RSVP to ECNV's Annual Holiday Party! We have various social and support groups this month. We celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month with a blog post by Elizabeth Kumar. Kimberly Ha from OAR presented at ECNV. Want to earn a $25 visa card? Please see details below.
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When:
November 22, 2019
Where:
4301 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203
Description:
Come join us for our annual holiday party at the NRECA. It will be a night of music, delicious food, raffle, auction and more!
Register/Sponsor Here!
RSVP:
Phone: 7035253268
* Accommodations must be requested two weeks in advance.
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When:
Sunday September 15, 2019 10:30-1:30pm
Where:
Wakefield High School Aquatic Center 1325 S. Dinwiddie
St.
Arlington, VA 22206 (
map
)
Description :
We are inviting people of all abilities to join us for this Diveheart Scuba Experience Program! This event is completely free and open to everyone, regardless of ability or familiarity with scuba diving.
Volunteers please arrive by 10 am.
For more information, please contact:
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Participants NEEDED
for Disability Awareness Month Focus Group
Who: Age 50 and up with developmental
disability
When : October 16th 11-1
Where: ECNV 2nd floor conference room
2300 Clarendon Blvd Arlington VA, 22201
Incentives: Meet and greet with
refreshments &
$25 visa card
Description:
The purpose of this research is to learn about people's life experiences (focusing on title II of the ADA)- employment, transportation, parking, access to public buildings, effective communication, and home modification and then to use this data to develop resources to aid in title II implementation.
Participants will fill out a consent form as well as demographic information. The focus group would take about an hour and would be recorded and participants would receive a $25 gift card at the end.
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Social / Support Groups
Young Adult Social Group
**NEW
(ages 18-30)
When: September 27th 5:30-7:30
Where:Uncle Julio's 1827 Library St, Reston, VA 20190 (Reston Town Center)
Description: IT'S HERE, SAVE THE DATE.....Friday, September 27th at 5:30pm for the first gathering of the Young Adult Social Group, for those living in
Herndon, Reston, Chantilly, Clifton, Fair Oaks, Centreville, Burke and Fairfax/Springfield!! If you are between the ages of 18-30 and want to make connections and friends in a relaxed fun atmosphere then please join us. We will meet once a month to share a meal and a fun activity. Come with your ideas of what the social group should be called and for fun adventures. Laser tag, movies, dinner at restaurants, bowling, ice skating, have been ideas proposed already and there are endless possibilities. We will be meeting at Uncle Julio's at 5:30pm on 9/27. The address is 1827 Library St, Reston, VA 20190 (Reston Town Center). Please call Michelle Williams, Facilitator at 703-719-1379 with any questions or comments. Please RSVP to Michelle.
****Please note that transportation to and from social group and costs for meals/activities are participant's responsibility******
TGIF Social Group
When: September 6th 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: 4301 Fairfax Dr #100, Arlington, VA 22203
The ENDependents Social Group
When: September 20th 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: 2300 Clarendon Blvd Suite 250 Arlington, Virginia 22201
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Support Group
*** NEW!!!
New Pathways, Negotiating Vision Loss
When: September 12 10-2
Where: 2300 Clarendon Blvd Suite 250. Arlington, Virginia 22201
Description: Hello everyone, please join the Endependence Center of Northern Virginia as they introduce a blind informational peer support group titled New Pathways, Negotiating Vision Loss. The group which is sponsored by the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind will focus on how to utilize resources to help enhance your quality of life as a blind person. Also, there will be guest speakers from the blind community and engaging group discussions on living with vision loss. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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Blog post by : Elizabeth Kumar, Communications Manager
I remember the day well when my life changed in an instant. I was home for Thanksgiving Break after parent teacher conferences in 2004. I was only 24 years old and was a full-time classroom teacher. My parents convinced me not to drive home that night because I looked like I wasn’t feeling well. It was also getting kind of dark outside and my parents were a little overprotective like most parents. Luckily, I was home because what started off as a full blown migraine led to sharp pins and needles in my legs and finally my life was changed forever. I slide down my bed trying to get up and the last movement, which I remember vividly, was lifting my right leg ever so slightly with intense effort. Instantly I was paralyzed from the chest down. My mother was a night nurse and my father was sound asleep. I tried calling for him but he did not get up. I decided to call my mother at work. She said to call 911 and tell them to bring me to her hospital which was out of the way for the ambulance but they kindly took me there. It took my father a little while to realize I really couldn’t move. My first thought was, how I am supposed to go back to work. I didn’t have any tears for at least two weeks after my paralysis. Each year I celebrate this day. You may ask why celebrate such as day. I say everyone goes through something in their lives that makes them stronger and hopefully a better person. I celebrate my accomplishments since that day in 2004.
Read more.....
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Kimberly Ha presents Organization for Autism Research
by: Elizabeth Kumar,Communications Manager
Kimberly Ha, research and program director for OAR, presented an introduction and history of OAR,scholarship and employment programs and free information resources available. OAR began in 2001 by parents and grandparents of people with autism. Although they are a small nonprofit their programs are national in scope. OAR's mission is applying research to the challenges of autism. They raise money through its signature charity fundraising program, “RUN FOR AUTISM”, generous donors, and grantors such as the ALCWF. It funds autism research through the Applied Research competition (6-8 $40,000 studies per year) and Graduate Research Grant competition. OAR has changed lives by arming families, autism professionals, and self-advocates with high-quality information resources, awarding scholarships each year, and helping young adults with autism secure jobs in the Northern Virginia area. For more information, to order free resources or contact OAR please visit
https://researchautism.org/ . For job seekers with autism go to
hireautism.org to create an account and receive one on one job coaching from a staff member. OAR has recently moved their office to 2111 Wilson Blvd. Suite 401 Arlington, VA 22201
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