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YES! People with disabilities CAN have assistance in returning their absentee ballots.
03/25/2023
Disabled Wisconsin voters say absentee law not followed

YES! People with disabilities CAN have assistance in returning their absentee ballots.

Disabled voters say local election leaders across Wisconsin are not following federal law during early voting in the high-stakes race for state Supreme Court, incorrectly telling them they canโ€™t have another person return their absentee ballot for them.

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03/24/2023

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03/23/2023
I'd rather be flawed and imperfect than to not experience life to the fullest--Share Inspire Quotes
03/23/2023

I'd rather be flawed and imperfect than to not experience life to the fullest--Share Inspire Quotes

03/22/2023
Crafting Accomodations

Crafting is for everyone of all abilities! Try out one of these crafting accomodations to make your craft project easier.

Honor your boundaries. You can't be everything to everyone and nothing to yourself.--Shane Steele-Natural Origin
03/22/2023

Honor your boundaries. You can't be everything to everyone and nothing to yourself.--Shane Steele-Natural Origin

Sophia Pineda is a young lady with a passion for art, dancing, music, family, friends, and fun. She also happens to have...
03/21/2023
sophiola so so so good!

Sophia Pineda is a young lady with a passion for art, dancing, music, family, friends, and fun. She also happens to have Down syndrome. Sophia enjoys ballet, horseback riding and swimming lessons, but it is art that has most captured her imagination and given her a way to express herself. She brings an infectious sense of joy and exuberance to her art. This is her art. This is her story.



Sophia is a young lady with a passion for art, dancing, music, family, friends, and fun. She also happens to have Down syndrome. This is her art and this is her story.

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03/21/2023

Image Description: The text across the top reads Joint Finance Committee Hearings. And the Wisconsin There is a map of Wisconsin graphic on the right side with arrows pointing to four cities; Minocqua, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Dells and Waukesha. The Wisconsin eye logo is above the map reading budget 2023. The text on the left lists the times and dates for Joint Finance Committee hearings. The text reads as follows:

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ“, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘
Waukesha County Expo Center, Main Arena
1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm.

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, UW-Eau Claire, Davies Student Center
Ojibwe Grand Ballroom (Third Floor)
77 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ Wisconsin Dells
Wilderness Resort, Glacier Canyon Conference Center Sandstone Meeting Room 45 Hillman Road, Wisconsin Dells. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘. Minocqua
Lakeland Union High School 9573 State Highway 70, Minocqua. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐–๐ž๐› ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/topics/budgetcomments

Tuesday, 11:00 AM MARCH 21  SPEAKER SERIES Tim Markle and Beth Guthrie from Waisman Center discussing health care advoca...
03/21/2023

Tuesday, 11:00 AM MARCH 21 SPEAKER SERIES
Tim Markle and Beth Guthrie from Waisman Center discussing health care advocacy
Join Zoom Meeting:
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March 20, 2023Good Morning Members, I hope to find you well. We are approaching are last week of March and it came in he...
03/20/2023
Wisconsin Voting Information

March 20, 2023

Good Morning Members,

I hope to find you well. We are approaching are last week of March and it came in here so fast and is leaving us so fast. ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , YAY! I did hear the weather and they said there is a chance of rain starting tomorrow and there is a change of snow on Thursday. So, we arenโ€™t done yet with possible snow. We will also be approaching Easter. I am excited because ๐ˆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐œ๐š๐ ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐. I will plan on also going to the Milwaukee Zoo, spending time with family, and trying new restaurants.

I tend to work over my vacations and I am going to not be doing that this time because ๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค. I know I say this every time I take a vacation, but I am really going to work on it this time. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ. I respect when others have time off and I need that to be true for when I am on vacation too. I hope the weather is going to be nice, so that I can got out every day and do something.

There is so much to do around Milwaukee and the news shares that nightly after the 6 oโ€™clock news. I am just so thankful that I am able to get out while I can. ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ. I know we are all over the state, but you can visit a zoo in your area.

๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก there is another opportunity to vote, so ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž! You can take a friend to go with you if needed or do an absentee ballot. ๐–๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . I donโ€™t understand everything about the supreme court so do your research and pick the person that you see is the best person for the position. I canโ€™t tell you who to vote for, but I can tell you how important it is to ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž. The next election is on Tuesday, April 4th. Here is helpful information from The Disability Vote Coalition:

๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?

If you are voting in person, make sure you are prepared to vote!
โ€ข ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-My-Polling-Place
โ€ข ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐œ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: https://www.vote411.org/wisconsin
โ€ข ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐ˆ๐ƒ. Information is on https://bringit.wi.gov/
๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐•๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‡๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž 1-844-347- 8683 or email: [email protected]

I know there are a lot of changes with the food share programs, but I am going to look into food pantry options and keep an eye on what is going on with this. If you have questions, please reach out to me. If you see me at disability advocacy day we can also touch base on this and we can see what we can do. Churches are a good place to look for food panties, I know my church has an option and there are stock boxes for people that are older. I know it can be a struggle to have to choose paying rent over buying food, but it is important to keep yourself healthy and to eat.

Donโ€™t forget to ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ coming up! We have the meet-up ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ’:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐Ÿ“:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ and ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ”๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐Ÿ•๐ฉ๐ฆ.TIf there is anything I missed please look at our website for updates: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/

I know it can be hard out there and I know we all struggle at times. Be there for each other and reach out to someone that is a friend or family member. You can call my cell phone @ 414-852-6462 8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Thursday. If I am unable to take your call, I will call you back.

You can reach ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘-๐“๐€๐‹๐Š (๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“) ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ– has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline (๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ– ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐๐ž & ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž, and is now ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ. This is the website: https://988lifeline.org/

Here is a quote today from Maya Angelou:

โ€œI am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed. - - Maya Angelou

Sincerely,

Cindy Bentley
Executive Director
People First Wi

Wisconsin voting information, upcoming election dates and voter registration deadlines.

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03/20/2023

Image description: A person in a wheelchair sits on the sidewalk. The camera zooms in on one of the wheels of their wheelchair. That wheel has a pink rim, strings, and beads like a dream catcher. In the center are Native American prayers on a piece of brown paper. The text reads, Oh Great Spirit give us hearts to understand. All over the world the faces of the living are alike. W ith tenderness they have come up out of the ground. Look upon your children that they may face the winds and walk the good road of the day ahead.

mom put Native American Prayers on each side of her wheelchair

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ~George S. Patton
03/19/2023

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ~George S. Patton

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. ~George S. Patton

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03/18/2023

Image Description: Yellow flowers float on a blue background. A few darker specks of blue float around them. The text reads, light will meet you on the path--Morgan Harper Nichols

Here in this life you will feel many things. You will laugh and you will let go. You will gather stories, and you will grieve. You will be interrupted by Light. You will find gold in little things.โ€จโ€จYou will have questions that lead to answers and you will have questions you sit with for yearsโ€ฆ you will long for days to come, and you will learn to find joy right here. You will watch old things drift away and you will see new things take shape. You will look back on old years in awe of the ways youโ€™ve changed.โ€จโ€จAnd over and over, things will change and you might feel a little afraidโ€ฆ and you will also find there is grace to take this day by day. Take heart, here in the change. Youโ€™ll still bloom, day by day.

May the extra hour of sleep remind you are worthy of rest. May the text from a friend you havenโ€™t heard from in a while remind you: someone does care. May the well-worn sweatpants you put on today remind you of how you have taken care of your things in a mindful way.

May the scent that ignited a positive memory remind you that even in the most difficult things, you still managed to keep that beautiful moment with you. May the breath that leaves your body remind you how even here, amidst all you are holding, you are capable of release. May the sight of the ever-moving clock remind you that tomorrow is on its way, and even though it is unknown, you do not have to be afraid.

Light will meet you on the path. Hope will last. Joy is right here.

MHN

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03/17/2023

Image Description: There is marker drawing of a green t-rex on lined paper. The text reads, You don't have to be good at it. Just have fun!. The People First Wisconsin logo is in the bottom right corner.

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03/17/2023

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โ˜˜๏ธโ˜˜๏ธ CLOSED THIS WEEKEND โ˜˜๏ธโ˜˜๏ธ

We would like to wish everyone a very Happy St Patrickโ€™s Day & Weekend

May it be filled with fun & laughter with your loved ones โ˜˜๏ธ

We will now be closed Friday & Saturday to enjoy the celebrations

Ways to say "no" without apologizing1.) I can't make that. 2.)I love that place, and I have so much to do this week, so ...
03/16/2023

Ways to say "no" without apologizing

1.) I can't make that. 2.)I love that place, and I have so much to do this week, so I'll have to pass 3.)I really appreciate this invite, Saturday is my busy day so I can't squeeze this in 4.) Now isn't a good time for me 5.)That sounds great though I am taking some downtime on the weekends.

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Letโ€™s talk boundaries.

Saying no is one of the most important boundaries we have.

As children, we freely said no. When we didnโ€™t want to do something, when we didnโ€™t want to engage with someone, or when we needed to have our own needs met before another.

Then we became conditioned.

We were taught to ignore our own needs to be polite or to please someone else.

Practiced over and over again, this became codependency. We are uncomfortable asserting our needs. We feel guilty at even the thought of disappointing someone else.

So as adults, we say yes when we mean no.

Or, we deliver our โ€œnoโ€ with profuse apologies and explanations. Then, we sit with guilt for days over it.

This is how codependency manifests.

We have every right to say no. We should be practicing no regularly. No is both healthy and a confidence builder.

Itโ€™s also a great way to see the level of emotional maturity in our relationships. Healthy, mature adults can hear and respect โ€œnoโ€ AND feel disappointed or any other emotion.

To practice setting the โ€œnoโ€ boundaries, just become aware when you turn down invitations or requests. I was shocked at how many times I apologized or over explained when I first started. Sometimes Iโ€™d even apologize if I was in peoples way. All of this is just self awareness.

My conditioning was coming to the surface.

โ€œNoโ€ is your right. There is nothing to apologize for

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ (March 15th, 2023) ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž is Deadline to register to vote by mail or on...
03/15/2023
Register To Vote

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ (March 15th, 2023) ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž is Deadline to register to vote by mail or online for the Spring Primary. After this date, voters must register in-person in the municipal clerkโ€™s office or at their polling place. Register here:

My Vote

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03/15/2023

Image Description: A paintbrush is spreading light blue paint on a canvas. The blue paint is mixing with the red paint. The text reads, Action is the foundational key to all success--Pablo Picasso

THEY'VE DONE IT! 'An Irish Goodbye' wins Best Live Action Short at the 95th Oscars. "Thank you to everyone back home in ...
03/14/2023

THEY'VE DONE IT!

'An Irish Goodbye' wins Best Live Action Short at the 95th Oscars.
"Thank you to everyone back home in Northern Ireland, I wish we could list you all" said director Ross White. Ross and his co-director Tom also invited all guests at the ceremony in LA to sing star James Martin a massive 'Happy Birthday' ๐ŸŽ‰

THEY'VE DONE IT!

'An Irish Goodbye' wins Best Live Action Short at the 95th Oscars.

"Thank you to everyone back home in Northern Ireland, I wish we could list you all" said director Ross White.

Ross and his co-director Tom also invited all guests at the ceremony in LA to sing star James Martin a massive 'Happy Birthday' ๐ŸŽ‰

Image Description: There are two rows with four pictures each. The pictures are a journal, a camera, a box of colored pe...
03/14/2023

Image Description: There are two rows with four pictures each. The pictures are a journal, a camera, a box of colored pencils, a partially unrolled yoga mat, a watering can watering a plant, musical notes, a ball of yarn with knitting needles sticking out, and a pen and piece of paper with something written on it. The text reads, You don't have to be good at something for it to be good for you. The other bits of text read, keep a journal, take photos, draw, try yoga, plant a garden, play music(or sing),knit, or an article, or a poem, or a letter--just write!



You don't have to be good at whatever it is you're doing! If it helps you cope that's good enough

People First Wisconsin is working to find and hire a new videographer for the Self-Determination YouTube Channel.You mus...
03/13/2023

People First Wisconsin is working to find and hire a new videographer for the Self-Determination YouTube Channel.
You must have your own equipment and have experience working with people with disabilities.

Find more information here:https://tinyurl.com/2dztmafh

Photos from NAMI Wisconsin's post
03/13/2023

Photos from NAMI Wisconsin's post

Over the next few months, you will likely be hearing about the "unwinding" of the public health emergency - This means y...
03/13/2023

Over the next few months, you will likely be hearing about the "unwinding" of the public health emergency - This means you may need to go through eligibility determination again for Medicaid *****Make sure to open ALL mail from WI DHS over the next months! To learn more go to dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/unwindingtoolkit.htm

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03/13/2023

Image Description: The text across the top reads Joint Finance Committee Hearings. And the Wisconsin There is a map of Wisconsin graphic on the right side with arrows pointing to four cities; Minocqua, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Dells and Waukesha. The Wisconsin eye logo is above the map reading budget 2023. The text on the left lists the times and dates for Joint Finance Committee hearings. The text reads as follows:

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Waukesha County Expo Center, Main Arena
1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm.

๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘, UW-Eau Claire, Davies Student Center
Ojibwe Grand Ballroom (Third Floor)
77 Roosevelt Ave., Eau Claire. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ Wisconsin Dells
Wilderness Resort, Glacier Canyon Conference Center Sandstone Meeting Room 45 Hillman Road, Wisconsin Dells. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘. Minocqua
Lakeland Union High School 9573 State Highway 70, Minocqua. 10 am โ€“ 5 pm

๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐–๐ž๐› ๐€๐๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/topics/budgetcomments

Xiao Yang, a Chinese influencer and model based in Chengdu, has been wearing a prosthetic leg for almost 20 years. Thoug...
03/12/2023
This Chinese Jewelry Brand Turned Prosthetics Into Wearable Art

Xiao Yang, a Chinese influencer and model based in Chengdu, has been wearing a prosthetic leg for almost 20 years. Though she says itโ€™s now very much a part of her body, Yangโ€™s prosthesis has caused her to have a challenging relationship with fashion and dressing up. Recently, however, Yang began experimenting more with her fashion choices...What if we treat prosthetics like wearable art?



โ€œThe prosthesis is a part of the body: It can be decorated as well.โ€

Image Description: A stylized yellow sun has a personโ€™s face on it. It wears light purple flowers on its head. And has a...
03/10/2023

Image Description: A stylized yellow sun has a personโ€™s face on it. It wears light purple flowers on its head. And has a light purple heart on each cheek. There are leaves, sunbursts, and purple flowers around the sun, on a light yellow background. The text reads, Stay close to those who feel like sunshineโ€”Mystic Sunshine

Art byโ€ข mysticc_sunshine Stay close to those who feel like sunshine ๐ŸŒž
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03/09/2023

Image Description: There is a crayon drawing of desserts on a light green background. The pie has a piece cut out. It is ready to serve. There is also a pan of cookies and an empty plate with a few crumbs on it. The text reads, joy is not made to be a crumb.--Mary Oliver, Don't hesitate

Happy International Women's Day from Mary's publisher! May you experience joy today and throughout the rest of this week.

Holi(the festival of colors) is an ancient Hindu tradition & one of the most popular festivals in Hinduism. It happens e...
03/08/2023

Holi(the festival of colors) is an ancient Hindu tradition & one of the most popular festivals in Hinduism. It happens every year after a full moon in March. Holi celebrates how good wins over evil & spring coming to India. People gather wood for lighting a bonfire(Holika) in the middle of the city. On Holi (Dhuleti) kids & adults come out of their houses and smear each other with bright colors. They exchange sweets, forgive grudges and sing songs. Holy Hai!

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Please join People First Wisconsin by Zoom, tomorrow at 11:00am. Juan Guerrero from The Arc will speak about their organization, and what projects they are working on. Tuesday, September 19, 2022. Please come to learn about The Arc on Zoom!

You can find the zoom link for the Tuesday Speaker Series here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html

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Former BPDD board member and current Executive Director of People First Wisconsin Cindy Bentley shares some stories of her time on the board to help celebrate our 50th anniversary!
Mark your Calendars for People First Wisconsin's next Movie Night on Tuesday, August 9 at 6:00 pm on Zoom! This time they will be streaming The Theory of Everything a drama that follows the life of Stephen Hawking, specifically his time at Cambridge and his relationship with his wife.

You can join the zoom meeting by following the link below and scrolling down to find the zoom link under The 2nd Tuesday of every month is "Movie Night" section.

http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html

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Tomorrow is the weekly People First Wisconsin virtual speaker series at 11am! Join to hear from John Shaw, a Retained Fund Grants Coordinator from WisPact who will talk about Financial Readiness for the Disability Community!

The zoom link is the same every week but if you haven't joined before you can find the zoom information here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html
The weekly People First Wisconsin Speaker Series is tomorrow, Tuesday at 11:00am. Please join by Zoom, tomorrow at 11:00am. Katie Corbett, a Communications Specialist, will be talking about Promote Local, and "How to Make Network Fun."

You can find the speaker series zoom login information here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html

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Join People First Wisconsin tomorrow June 7th, from 11am to Noon for their weekly speaker series. This week's guest will be Ellie Jarvie from Disability Rights Wisconsin!

You can find the zoom link to join on People First's website here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html

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Tomorrow at 11am is the weekly, virtual speaker series with People First Wisconsin! Dylan Shae Contois is a Creative Director for Promote Local. Dylan will be discussing the use of business cards. No registration is needed, just use the link below to get the zoom information for the event (Same links each week).

http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/event-calendar.html
Mesmerizing the audience, Keynote Speaker Cindy Bentley, People First Wisconsin shares her life story, challenges, and achievements to a large group of high school teens. Cindy told us about her medals from the Special Olympics, meeting several US Presidents, traveling the world, and her various jobs. Her story inspired the students to live their dreams no matter what their obstacles are and be their own advocate. "Use your voice!"

We are at the "Life After High School" Conference in Elkhorn, WI.
Keynote Speaker Cindy Bentley, Director People First Wisconsin, is answering questions from the crowd. When asked what is the one piece of advice you would give to these teens, she replied "Get a job!"

My Choice Wisconsin is supporting the Walworth CCOT and their event, "Life After High School
Tomorrow night from 6-7pm is People First Wisconsin's weekly virtual meetup! Use the link in the post below to sign on and hang out with people from around the state online.
Please join People First Wisconsin by Zoom, tomorrow at 11:00am. Sara Finger, Founder & Executive Director, for Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health will be talking about her organization, and how the disability community can get involved!

You can find the zoom information here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/people-first-wisconsin-calendar.html
People First Wisconsin has their weekly virtual meetup tomorrow from 6-7pm. No need to register just use the link below to get the zoom info and connect with people from around the state!

http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/people-first-wisconsin-calendar.html
Tonight is movie night with People First Wisconsin! Tune in tonight at 6pm to watch Temple Grandin starring Claire Danes. You can find the zoom information by using the link below.

https://mailchi.mp/593a63860eb7/movie-night-on-tuesday?e=9355cd58c8
People First Wisconsin's Executive Director, Cindy Bentley wrote this great letter to the editor about voting accessibility. Give it a read and don't forget to vote today!

"Many of us donโ€™t drive, have physical limitations or health conditions, so we need to vote absentee. Caregivers, family and neighbors have provided assistance by placing ballots in the mail or returning them to the clerk. Now it will be illegal for them to assist us and impossible for some of us to vote without that assistance."
People First Wisconsin is hosting a virtual movie night on Tuesday March 8 2022 at 6:00 pm on Zoom. The movie will be Grumpy Old Men so mark your calendar and grab some popcorn to enjoy the last bit of cold weather (hopefully)!

Use this link to go to People First's website and get the movie night link: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/people-first-wisconsin-calendar.html
Tomorrow at 11am (CT) BPDD board member Ashley Mathy will be the guest speaker for People First Wisconsin's speakers series. Ashley will be talking about the Self-Determination YouTube channel, upcoming videos, and how you can participate in future videos.

You can find the information to join the virtual speaker series here: http://www.peoplefirstwisconsin.org/people-first-wisconsin-calendar.html

If you haven't yet, check out the Self-Determination YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/SelfDeterminationChannel
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