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Hello Self Advocates and Allies!

Power Your Life with our FREE 

 SAPNA Summer Event Series

JOIN US TONIGHT!

Let's Talk About YOUR Vision

For YOUR Everyday Life

 We’ll talk about:   

• Everyday Lives
• Your Vision for YOUR Life  
• Supports to reach YOUR vision
• Waivers and Services
• Fun new tools to help you think about your life and supports in new ways!

📅 Date: TONIGHT! Wednesday, July 8th

🕙 Time: 6:00pm- 7:30pm

OR

If you can't make it tonight, plan for Friday!

📅 Date: Friday, July 10th

🕙 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

Click The Blue Link Below To Join The Call

https://sau1.me/power 

Keep Reading For More Information About All The Topics We Are Going To Present And As Always Important NEWS YOU CAN USE!

Upcoming SAU1 Events

JOIN US NEXT WEEK FOR

YOU Are Not Alone! Let's Talk All About Trauma

 Let’s Talk About:

• What trauma is and why we should talk about it

• Who may have trauma

• Where, when and how trauma may happen

• What trauma may look and feel like

• What we can do about trauma

• A tool called the STAR to make a plan for help for trauma

📅 Date: Wednesday, July 15th

🕙 Time: 6:00pm- 7:30pm

AND  

Join us Friday July 17th to get your questions answered by ODP.

Power Talk with ODP is monthly chat with staff from the PA Office of Development Programs (ODP), the government office that oversees and funds those supports and services. People with ID/A can speak up with ODP while staff and others are welcome to listen and learn.

Our call starts with reviewing the questions we sent to ODP for this call.

What questions or concerns do you have about supports and services for people with intellectual disabilities and or autism (ID/A) in PA? Please email them to christine@sau1.org by July 10th for this month's call.

After the ODP staff leave, stay to talk about what we heard, and offer questions to send to ODP for next month.

📅 Date: Friday, July 17th

🕙 Time: 10:30–11:30 AM

Power Your Life with our FREE 

 SAPNA Summer Event Series

EVERY WEEK WILL BE A DIFFERENT TOPIC

SAVE THE DATES

All About Relationships

📅 Date: Wednesday, July 22nd

🕙 Time: 6:00pm- 7:30pm

OR

📅 Date: Friday, July 24th

🕙 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

All About Jobs

📅 Date: Wednesday, July 29th

🕙 Time: 6:00pm- 7:30pm

OR

📅 Date: Friday, July 31st

🕙 Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAININGS

THE LATEST NEWS FROM PA AGENCIES

Now Available:

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP)

Limitations on Overtime,

Paid Relative Caregiving, and Travel Recorded Webinar session

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, Deputy Secretary Kristin Ahrens presented a webinar session for individuals and families to review ODP policies related to overtime, paid relative caregiving, and travel.

During the session, Deputy Secretary Ahrens Deputy Secretary Ahrens provided an overview for individuals and families on limitations related to overtime, paid relative caregiving, and travel. The webinar also included a question-and-answer session that addressed frequently asked questions and provided participants with additional clarification on these important policy updates.



Click the link below to view the recorded webinar.

Friends-

Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP) wants to know what you think! 

The comment period for our fiscal year 2027 annual program goals and objectives is now open.

We use your answers to help us understand the disability community’s needs. 

Your answers shape our goals and objectives for the next year. 

We invite you to share the issues that matter most to individuals with disabilities, along with the families and organizations supporting them. 

You can submit comments until July 17, 2026.

Online Survey:

The goal and objective survey is open until July 17, 2026, which will be the final day to submit public comments.

We thank you for your time, community, partnership, and collaboration. We look forward to hearing from you.