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Events in June 2024
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2024 Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice 2024 Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice
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May 30, 2024 – June 1, 2024The Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice has been traversing the country stopping in several states to share its message about the importance of the disability vote and awareness of our history and impact on this country’s legislation.As part of the Peaches to Palmettos route of the tour, the Caravan is scheduled to be in Savannah at several locations beginning May 30th and is scheduled to be at LIFE at on May 31st at 11:00 AM!The red, white, and blue flag-wrapped Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice will connect with local disability-related organizations, please see full schedule below (schedule is subject to change):Thursday May 30, 2024
9:30 Savannah Center for Blind & Low Vision
1141 Cornell Ave
(912)236-4473 Contact person: Anika Futch
11:00 EmployAbility
7209 Seawright Dr
912-644-7500 Contact Person : Shenequa Gresham
12:30 Juliette Gordon Low Museum
10 E Oglethorpe Ave
912-233-4501 Contact Person : Danielle Christian
Friday, May 31, 20249:30 Telfair Museum
207 W York St
912-790-8805 Contact Person : Harry DeLome
11:00AM Living Independence for Everyone (LIFE), Inc. Center for Independent Living located at 4811 Waters Avenue in Savannah for refreshments & photo ops!
Please call LIFE at 912-920-2414 with any questions.
More about the Caravan:One issue of national focus the caravan is highlighting is the LaTonya Reeves Freedom Act, which is bipartisan and bicameral civil rights legislation that addresses the injustice of people who need Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) being forced into institutions. The legislation, previously known as the Disability Integration Act, builds upon decades of disability advocacy and activism to end the institutional bias and provide seniors and people with disabilities Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) as an alternative to institutionalization. For more information on this act, please visit: https://latonyareevesfreedomact.org Additionally, the goal is to shine a light on all that has gone before by honoring and celebrating people and places significant to our 100-plus year struggle for freedom and justice. This is done by sharing stories that connect people to our rich history of activism and advocacy and its relevance to current national, regional, and local issues. -
Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group) Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group)
June 4, 2024The Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group will begin meeting at LIFE in the new Makerspace on Tuesdays at 4:00pm starting on April 2nd. This group is for ages 13 - 17 and interested persons must register and have an in-person assessment with Heather prior to being enrolled in the group. This is a curated group, no walk-ins please.Heather's contact information is 240-328-8026, and heatherbird.bcba @ gmail. com. -
April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks) April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks)
June 6, 2024April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, April 18, 2024Weekly: April Cohort of LWIC Workshop series for registrants only.
Please call the office to learn more and to register! 912-920-2414.
Living Well in the Community (LWIC) is a ten-week workshop grounded in Independent Living philosophy that can help people set and achieve quality-of-life goals, while building skills to support health and wellness. Trained facilitators guide workshop participants through information, discussions, and activities.
LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat Group on Zoom LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat Group on Zoom
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June 6, 2024Join us for today's LIFE-Line peer chat at 1:00PM. This meeting will be held on Zoom, please let us know if you need help accessing it or to learn how to use Zoom. The chat is held on the first and second Thursday of every month. The LIFE-line peer support group is open exclusively to LIFE consumers as a safe space to talk with other people with disabilities confidentially. No registration required, but please call the office for login information and any accessibility questions or concerns at (912) 920-2414.
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Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group) Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group)
June 11, 2024The Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group will begin meeting at LIFE in the new Makerspace on Tuesdays at 4:00pm starting on April 2nd. This group is for ages 13 - 17 and interested persons must register and have an in-person assessment with Heather prior to being enrolled in the group. This is a curated group, no walk-ins please.Heather's contact information is 240-328-8026, and heatherbird.bcba @ gmail. com. -
LIFE Online - Access and Independence: How Design, Advocacy and Normalizing the Disability Experience Play a Role LIFE Online - Access and Independence: How Design, Advocacy and Normalizing the Disability Experience Play a Role
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June 12, 2024POSTPONED: LIFE Online - Chat with CAT POSTPONED: LIFE Online - Chat with CAT
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June 12, 2024LIFE will be joined by a Chatham Area Transit (CAT) ADA/Paratransit Program Manager for a respectful and productive dialogue about one of the most important resources for people with disabilities in Chatham County.
Please contact us at 912-920-2414 for login information.If you are unable to use Zoom, please let us know and an alternate arrangement can be made.
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April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks) April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks)
June 13, 2024April cohort: Living Well in The Community Workshop series (ten weeks)
10:00 am – 12:00 pm, April 18, 2024Weekly: April Cohort of LWIC Workshop series for registrants only.
Please call the office to learn more and to register! 912-920-2414.
Living Well in the Community (LWIC) is a ten-week workshop grounded in Independent Living philosophy that can help people set and achieve quality-of-life goals, while building skills to support health and wellness. Trained facilitators guide workshop participants through information, discussions, and activities.
LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat Group In Person/Hybrid LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat Group In Person/Hybrid
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June 13, 2024You're invited to the LIFE-Line Peer Support Chat in person / hybrid (on Zoom also) on June 13th at 1:00pm at LIFE - 4811 Waters Avenue in the Medical Arts Shopping Center across from Memorial Health. The Zoom login will be provided to consumers upon request. Refreshments will be served for in-person participants.
Our goal is to offer an in-person opportunity to meet at LIFE for every other LIFE-Line Peer Support chat meeting, but always check the invite and the calendar of events on lifecil.com.
We hope to see you there!
Did you know?... peer support can improve the sense of well-being for people with disabilities by expanding their support network and empowering them? It's true!
The online chat group is a safe space for people with disabilities to talk openly and confidentially with others with disabilities. This is for people in LIFE's service counties only. For anyone wanting to have a peer support conversation in private with their coordinator, or another LIFE staff member, please don't hesitate to call us at 912-920-2414
LIFE's 20 service counties: Appling - Bacon - Brantley - Bryan - Bulloch - Camden - Candler - Charlton - Chatham - Effingham - Evans - Glynn - Liberty - Long - McIntosh - Pierce - Tattnall - Toombs - Ware - Wayn
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Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group) Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group)
June 18, 2024The Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group will begin meeting at LIFE in the new Makerspace on Tuesdays at 4:00pm starting on April 2nd. This group is for ages 13 - 17 and interested persons must register and have an in-person assessment with Heather prior to being enrolled in the group. This is a curated group, no walk-ins please.Heather's contact information is 240-328-8026, and heatherbird.bcba @ gmail. com. -
CLOSED for Juneteenth CLOSED for Juneteenth
All day
June 19, 2024LIFE's office will be closed all day in observance of Juneteenth.
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25th Anniversary of the Olmstead Act 25th Anniversary of the Olmstead Act
All day
June 22, 2024June 22nd marks the 25th anniversary of the landmark Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision. The ruling in this case established that unjustified segregation of people with disabilities is a form of discrimination that violates Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The decision also affirmed the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in the most integrated and least restrictive settings possible.
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Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group) Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group (private group)
June 25, 2024The Neurodiversity is Beautiful Adolescent Social Skills Group will begin meeting at LIFE in the new Makerspace on Tuesdays at 4:00pm starting on April 2nd. This group is for ages 13 - 17 and interested persons must register and have an in-person assessment with Heather prior to being enrolled in the group. This is a curated group, no walk-ins please.Heather's contact information is 240-328-8026, and heatherbird.bcba @ gmail. com. -
LIFE Online - Social Club: Promoting Fun & Friendship! LIFE Online - Social Club: Promoting Fun & Friendship!
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June 26, 2024JOIN US FOR SOME FUN AT LIFE's online SOCIAL CLUB MEETING with special guest, Ashley Inniss to teach us about skin care on Wednesday - June 26th at 1:00. This will be an in-person event, please call for login information 912-920-2414 Open to all people with disabilities in LIFE's service counties. Please contact Sabrina Floyd at 912-920-2414 with any questions. We hope to see you there