Past Memos

2011 memos

• Key Idea: Community Based Schools — December 7, 2011
• Key Idea: Real Power for People with Disabilities — December 1, 2011
• Take the Bus—On — November 23, 2011
• ‘You Poor, Able-Bodied Person’ — November 16, 2011
• Let Values Charge Your Batteries — November 2, 2011
• Speak in Public, Please — October 26, 2011
• I Have the Right (Song Contest) — September 21, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Make Members Feel Important — September 14, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Rides for All — September 7, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Prepared from the Get-Go — August 31, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Last Week, Self-Advocates in Rivertown Met with the Mayor to… — August 24, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Put a Quarter in the Can — August 17, 2011
• You’re Gonna Love This One… — August 10, 2011
• You Guys, We’re Off Track — August 3, 2011
• You Might Be Right — July 27, 2011
• I Will Not Be Doing THAT — July 21, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Today’s Guest Is… — July 13, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Everyone Shines — July 6, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Talk Money — June 29, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Beyond Bowling and Pizza — June 22, 2011
• You Can Count on It — June 15, 2011
• I Hate to Be the One to Tell You, But… — June 8, 2011
• I Hadn’t Thought of That — June 2, 2011
• Why Does It Have to Be Like This? — May 18, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Food or Not? — May 4, 2011
• Meeting Tip: You Lead This Part — April 27, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Same Time, Same Place — April 25, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Give Back — April 13, 2011
• What You See Is What You Get — April 6, 2011
• Something Good Can Come Out of This — March 30, 2011
• Nose to the Grindstone — March 25, 2011
• Look What Marlys Did — March 16, 2011
• Still Fighting the R-Word — March 9, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Food to Follow — February 2, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Starting Routine — January 26, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Plan the Year Ahead — January 19, 2011
• Meeting Tip: Laminated Agenda — January 12, 2011

2010 memos

• ‘I Know You Can Do It’ — December 29, 2010
• That Must Have Been Hard — December 22, 2010
• It’s So Good to See You — December 15, 2010
• You Look Sharp — December 8, 2010
• Notice and Say Thank You — December 1, 2010
• Meetings with Rules Rule — November 10, 2010
• Happy to Pay for a Better Society — November 3, 2010
• Must Be in Here Somewhere — October 27, 2010
• Citizenship — October 20, 2010
• What Is the DD Waiver? — October 13, 2010
• Real Self-Advocates Vote — September 24, 2010
• Believe in Your Dreams! — September 15, 2010
• Why Organize? — September 10, 2010
• What Can I Do to Strengthen Self-Advocacy? — September 1, 2010
• What Time Is Dinner? — August 25, 2010
• Start a Lunchtime YouTube Club — August 18, 2010
• Lend a Hand — August 11, 2010
• The Power Teeter-Totter — August 4, 2010
• Family Values — July 28, 2010
• Lean On Me — July 21, 2010
• Yes, I Lead Workshops — July 14, 2010
• Don’t Say ‘Not I’ — July 7, 2010
• Quiz: Quotations by Famous People — June 30, 2010
• YouTube Builds Self-Advocacy — June 10, 2010
• State says ‘I’m sorry’ — June 2, 2010
• PCA Services — May 26, 2010
• Self-Advocacy Without Words — May 19, 2010
• Nine Questions for Our Readers — May 12, 2010
• International Workers Day — May 5, 2010
• Quiz: Important Dates in History — April 28, 2010
• Experts — April 21, 2010
• Leaders Give Equal Time — April 14, 2010
• When Government Services Began — April 7, 2010
• Would You Say “Get a Life”? — March 31, 2010
• Budget Cuts — March 24, 2010
• Who Knows Best? — March 17, 2010
• Say “No” — March 10, 2010
• History: The 504 Demonstrations — March 3, 2010
• Remove the Chains — February 24, 2010
• Don’t Waste That Anger — February 17, 2010
• Pass the Hat for Haiti — February 10, 2010
• Truth Power — February 3, 2010
• People Power — January 27, 2010
• Bully Power — January 20, 2010
• Three Kinds of Power — January 13, 2010
• A Different Kind of Power — January 6, 2010

2009 memos

• Three Hundred Ways (Tips for Leaders) — December 23, 2009
• A Tool Made of Words — December 16, 2009
• Rights? What Rights? — December 9, 2009
• Movement of Movements — December 2, 2009
• If Anybody Asks — November 25, 2009
• No More “Back in the Day” — November 18, 2009
• Mystery Solved — November 11, 2009
• How’d We Do? (Step 6 of 6) — November 4, 2009
• Take Action (Step 5 of 6) — October 28, 2009
• Let’s Run Through this One More Time (Step 4 of 6) — October 21, 2009
• Call Someone Who Knows (Step 3 of 6) — October 14, 2009
• I Feel the Same Way (Step 2 of 6) — October 7, 2009
• Want Change? Tell Stories (Step 1 of 6) — September 30, 2009
• Need $8,000 to Help Buy a Home? — September 24, 2009
• Good Intentions, But… — September 16, 2009
• Avoid Judgments – A Tip for Leaders — September 10, 2009
• All Together Now — September 3, 2009
• Tape This to the Fridge—ASAP — August 27, 2009
• How Are You Networked in Your State? — August 19, 2009
• Why Are You a Self-Advocate Today? — August 5, 2009
• Obama Signs UN Rights Treaty — July 29, 2009
• Expect the Best — July 22, 2009
• Speak Out for Our Sisters and Brothers in Rwanda — July 15, 2009
• How Will Our Lives Change? — July 8, 2009
• Let Me Record Your Story — June 24, 2009
• Hey, Governor: Leave Our Funds Alone — June 18, 2009
• Let’s Dance — June 10, 2009
• New Uses for the Shredder — June 3, 2009
• Day of Remembering — May 27, 2009
• Julio: Self-Advocate from Peru — May 20, 2009
• History Note: The Courage of Carabello — May 6, 2009
• History Note: What Is the Olmstead Decision? — April 22, 2009
• Hey, Guess What? There’s No Fat Left to Cut! — April 15, 2009
• Unlearning Bad Language — April 1, 2009
• A President for Equal Rights — March 25, 2009
• How Can We Improve this Memo? — March 18, 2009
• Safety: A Human Right — March 11, 2009
• Work: A Human Right — March 4, 2009
• Privacy: A Human Right — February 25, 2009
• Politics: A Human Right — February 18, 2009
• Action Alert: Economic Stimulus Package — February 11, 2009
• New Attitudes: A Human Right — February 4, 2009
• Independent Living: A Human Right — January 28, 2009
• Home and Family: A Human Right — January 21, 2009
• Access to Health Care: A Human Right — January 14, 2009
• Equality: A Human Right — January 7, 2009