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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 16, 2014 9:08:38 GMT -5
Subject: Audio Description, Million Dollar Quartet 11 You are invited to freely to share this notice with others. Audio description will be provided for the musical Million Dollar Quartet on Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Pre-show notes begin at 12:40 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, now on hold in Row P of the Tier for patrons with visual impairments and their companions. To take advantage of this special offer, which is a $35 discount, purchase your tickets by Monday, May 5. Call TPAC at 615-782-4000 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and ask for Rick Forshee. Your tickets and headsets will be at the accessible services table near the elevator in the Jackson lobby, convenient to the marquee entrance at the corner of 6th Avenue and Deaderick Street. Braille and large print programs are available. Running time is one hour and 40 minutes with no intermission. Million Dollar Quartet imagines a story based on a true event – the day that Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins bumped into each other at Sun Records Studio in Memphis and jammed. The hit Broadway musical celebrates their spontaneous recording session with the artists’ greatest hits, including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Hound Dog,” “Peace in the Valley,” and “Down By The Riverside.” Chuck Mead, the musical arranger for the Broadway show, is a Nashville recording artist, songwriter and producer; he is the co-founder of the band BR549, now touring with his band The Grassy Knoll Boys. “There’s a lot to like about this relatively scrappy variation on a familiar theme. Million Dollar Quartet has a pleasing modesty, taking place as it does on a single afternoon, Dec. 4, 1956, in the rattletrap recording studio of Sun Records in Memphis,” wrote critic Charles Isherwood for The New York Times. “The actors portraying these pioneers don’t just play the roles but play the music too….The show is narrated by Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun Records, where all four of these musicians had their start. Phillips steps forward in between songs to annotate the story with informative asides or to re-enact his discovery of each of these Southern boys, all poor, ambitious and fired up by the combustible commingling of two strains of local music, country and rhythm and blues that helped give birth to rock….for me the most rewarding moments in the show were the more casual ones, when the four singers joined together to harmonize on those spirituals. These were among the songs actually played at this impromptu gig … and they give the strongest indication of the magic that must have taken place, as four great musicians with troubled lives and complicated careers came together to forget everything but what they loved to do most: express the riotous joy, beauty and sadness of life in songs that shoot straight for the soul.” After this show, we have one more described matinee this season: War Horse on Sunday, June 8 Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Hope to see you soon at TPAC, Lori Lori Ward Tennessee Performing Arts Center PO Box 190660 - 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, Tennessee 37219 615-782-4077
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 16, 2014 9:09:06 GMT -5
Subject: Arc TN April Job Club: Money Matters (Thurs April 24, 2014) Hello! Mark Your Calendars! The Arc Job Club will have our April meeting on Thursday 4/24/14 at FriendsLife Community from 530-700 PM Our topic this month is Money Matters. We will be discussing financial literacy and how to use our money wisely. The Arc Job Club serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are working or who want to work. Attendees may bring support staff. Participation and discussion is encouraged. Please join us for another fun and informative meeting! (I will a reminder on the Tuesday before.) Food and drinks will be provided. For more information/RSVP, please email Beth Hopkins at bhopkins@thearctn.org For anyone interested in sharing the information amongst their organization, I have attached a flyer. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thanks! Beth Hopkins M. A., Nonprofit Organizations Self-Advocate Mentor The Arc Tennessee
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 16, 2014 9:09:44 GMT -5
City of Chattanooga Internship: Summer 2014 The City of Chattanooga Office of Multicultural Affairs is recruiting applicants for the Summer 2014 City Government Internship. Our goal is to provide paid work experience in public service; get young adults excited about working for the City of Chattanooga; and keep Chattanooga's best and brightest right here in our wonderful city! Five applicants will be selected as interns for June 2 - June 30, 2014 Applicants must be juniors or seniors in college or recent graduates. (Undergraduate or Graduate) Applicants must commit to working 40 hours a week. No exceptions. Applicants will be paid $1500 for their participation. Applicants must be available to work during the hours of 8:00 and 4:30, Monday - Friday. No exceptions. To apply: Send resume by May 2nd, 2014 to oma@chattanooga.gov with INTERNSHIP in the subject. Applicants will be contacted in early May for the next steps in the application process. No phone calls please.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 16, 2014 9:10:16 GMT -5
Hello all, I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to share with you an opportunity to collaborate. STEP has been working with families in Hamilton County (Chattanooga area) and have identified several systemic issues that need to be addressed. The families are willing to divide up and work on these issues and we really need the expertise and manpower of some other disability organizations and interested parties to work collaboratively with us on some of these issues. If you are interested in knowing more, please zip me an email and we can schedule a call and exchange some emails with more specific information. We have held a couple parent forums and gathered information and the next step is to identify solutions that could have a positive impact on these issues more widely than one family at a time. If you don’t have an “arm” that reaches into Hamilton County but you know someone who does and who would be interested in being part of the conversation, please feel free to share this with them. Thanks so much and I look forward to hearing from some folks who can collaborate on this. Have a great afternoon. Karen Karen S. Harrison Executive Director STEP, Inc. karen.harrison@tnstep.org Phone: 423/639-0125 ext. 11 www.tnstep.org
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 16, 2014 9:12:18 GMT -5
Subject: 12th Annual TN Disability MegaConference The 12th Annual TN Disability MegaConference is Around the Corner! Have you registered yet? Would you like to Exhibit? How about becoming a Sponsor? THERE’S STILL TIME BUT IT’S RUNNING OUT AND SPACE IS LIMITED … In case you’re wondering who has already committed, here’s a list of organizations that will be a part of this year’s conference: Benefactors Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee The Arc Tennessee Tennessee Community Organizations (TNCO) Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Sponsors Amerigroup Morning Star of Tennessee Financial Services Omni Visions Inc. Donors The Arc Williamson County Tennessee Disability Coalition Exhibitors Amerigroup Bureau of TennCare Center for Independent Living of Middle Tennessee Civilian Corps U.S. Army Medical Command Conservatorship Association of TN Crumley House Brain Injury & Rehabilitation D&S Community Services Dept of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee Disability.gov Friends Life Community Joey's Yacht Club, Inc Maurer & Gardner, PLLC Midwest Special Needs Trust MillarRich Morning Star of Tennessee Financial Services Omni Visions Inc. Open Arms Care Progress Inc RHA Health Services, Inc. Social Security Administration Special Considerations Superior Van & Mobility Support Solutions TARP Center for Independent Living Tennessee Community Organizations (TNCO) Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities Tennessee Disability Coalition Tennessee Human Rights Commission Tennessee Mental Health Consumers' Association Tennessee Regulatory Authority Tennessee Voices for Children TennesseeWorks/Vanderbilt Kennedy Center The Arc Tennessee The University of Tennessee/Tennessee Vans Therap Services, LLC TN Commission on Aging & Disability Traumatic Brain Injury Program United Access University of Tennessee Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities AUDIENCE… We are currently on target to reach approximately 700 persons with disabilities, family members, and professionals from across the state representing: o more than a dozen different Supported Living agencies o nearly two dozen Disability and Advocacy service agencies o several chapters of The Arc o the Department of Intellectual and Disability Services Do you want to attend this year and consider partnering with us next year? Register here: redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=YQ63DM STILL UNDECIDED? Your sponsorship dollars will provide financial assistance in the form of a stipend to people who would be unable to attend the conference without financial assistance. So far this year we’ve had over 200 people apply for the stipend, many of whom will have to be placed on a waiting list. See what folks have said about past conferences…. www.tndisabilitymegaconference.org/html/Highlights.html WHERE DO I SIGN UP? www.tndisabilitymegaconference.org/html/Sponsors_Exhibitors.html We’d love to have you with us this year and feel free to talk us up by sharing this with your contacts. Please let me know if you have any questions or I can assist you with registration!
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:52:01 GMT -5
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:53:44 GMT -5
Free Training on Customized Employment (CE) and Discovery: The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Subject Matter Experts Michael Callahan and Abby Cooper will be co-facilitating a series of in-person trainings on May 20-21, June 25-26 and July 21-22. Specifically, May sessions will cover an overview of CE, the steps involved in CE, and understanding and implementing Discovery, Group Discovery, Customized Job Development and your role in the CE and Discovery process. Additionally, small homework assignments will be given in all sessions. The June training will include the history of CE and go into detail about the steps included in Discovery. Additional topics covered on June 26 will be completing profiles, creating visual resumes and components of the CE meeting. For July’s session, topics will cover needs analysis, using visual resumes, job negotiations, sales aspect of job development, the art of asking and preparations before speaking with employers.
Please note the sessions build upon each other and a strong commitment is needed to attend all three sessions. Additionally, all meetings will be held at Clover Bottom Developmental Center in the One Cannon Way basement (275 Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville). For meeting times and to RSVP for all three sessions, please contact Betty Chester at Betty.Chester@tn.gov by May 16, 2014.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:54:34 GMT -5
Tennessee Disability MegaConference: The 12th annual MegaConference will be held May 29-30, 2014 in Nashville and will feature world-class keynote speakers, interactive workshops and educational sessions among other events. For more information or to register, please click here. www.tndisabilitymegaconference.org/index.html
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:55:24 GMT -5
Focus Groups: For those unable to attend in March, Caira Garcia, East Tennessee Regional Office (ETRO) Operations Director, facilitated the employment initiative, “I Wanna Work” which began by having fun activities with persons identifying the type of job they'd really like to do. The second phase will involve developing an employment resume. All are welcome to attend the next focus group on April 29 from 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. in the Greene County Skills conference room. Please RSVP by April 25 to Chaneth.Quemore@tn.gov or jwinters@thearctn.org.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:56:12 GMT -5
Your Family is Invited To An Open House and Fun Day At Camp Discovery April 26, 2014 10:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. Location 400 Camp Discovery Lane Gainesboro, Tennessee 38562 Contact-Millie Dawkins -931-268-0239 Please Come, Look over our Special Camp, and Meet the Staff. Have Lunch with us, and Help us Celebrate 30 years of Service www.jayceecamp.org
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:58:55 GMT -5
We're asking ALL individuals who have benefited from the CAC's existence to contribute to our current donation drive. You'll see that even a $10 contribution will go a long way, and we really need you to help. CLICK TO CONTRIBUTE NOW THE BIG NEWS: A generous sponsor agreed to match the donations raised during this drive 2 to 1! You contribute $10, the sponsor kicks in $20! Do the math on $20 or $100 donations and you see why we are so excited. AND, on top of that, a nonprofit called "Causeway" will contribute an additional 10% for all $10 or higher donations...up to $1000. This donation drive is going through Causeway.org, a local nonprofit that helps organizations raise money for causes. By using Causeway, the CAC does not have to pay ANY credit card or paypal fees. The CAC receives 100% of what you donate online to this cause. And you know we make every penny count here. Just click the link and click "contribute". You'll create a simple account on Causeway, select how much you want to donate, and pay with a credit card or Paypal. It takes 30 seconds! To meet our goal, we need EVERY family, advocate, and supporter to contribute. Never has your contribution to the CAC been able to provide so much more than right now. If you've been meaning to support the CAC but just haven't been able to help out yet, now is your chance. Any size donation is greatly appreciated. cts.vresp.com/c/?ChattanoogaAutismCen/4a3abbab9a/a41e3feaa7/6542c3ca90/cmd=_flow&SESSION=bJi869p7jdSLnINtbxTTwPmDsDBzOQSefsMFw5GfrP2b9NPsOovN_3EuSCu&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d0b7e678a25d883d0fa72c947f193f8fd
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 21, 2014 8:59:16 GMT -5
If you would rather not donate online, you can mail your donation check or drop them off MAKE CHECK OUT TO "CAUSEWAY" IN MEMO, STATE "FOR CAC CAUSE" Mail checks to: Chattanooga Autism Center 1400 McCallie Ave, Suite 100 Chattanooga TN, 37404 Please consider donating AND passing this challenge along to friends and family members. Forward this email or send them to our website's home page to donate. Explain that if they donate, someone else will match it DOUBLE and Causeway kicks in another 10%!! Help us help more and more children, adults, and families and help us grow our programs. These funds will help us see more people in the clinic and provide more autism assessments to all those on the waitlist. NOTE: Your donations are also tax deductible Causeway will provide you with an official Donation Receipt upon request. piggy-bank1.jpg www.ChattanoogaAutismCenter.org CAC puzzle_2013 Join us on Facebook. Office phone: 423-531-6961
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