Good Day Betty ,

Is this particular listserv for just Virginia residents ?  Kathy Pink





----- Original Message -----
From: Betty Alfred <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 9:32 AM
Subject: Northern Virginia residents


> Good day all,
>
> I started a ONElist community on the 14th for people with disabilities in
the
> Northern Virginia area, and I want to share this information with you.
>
> Originally, I went to ONElist to see if there was already something like
this
> so I could advertise my nature program for children with disabilities.  I
> didn't find anything though, so I decided to start one myself.
>
> My thought is that regional disability unity can be very beneficial.  I
> visited the Alexandria Commission for persons with disabilities last year,
> when they asked me to submit an application to be on the commission.  One
of
> the discussions in that meeting was how to reach people with disabilities
in
> Alexandria.  Due to time and physical constraints, I never submitted the
> application, but I never forgot that discussion either.  There are
> organizations for each Northern Virginia region: The Fairfax Commission
for
> Disabled persons; the Arlington Office for Physically Disabled Persons,
etc.
> Personally, I am not able to visit my own commission meetings, but I am
> interested in the decisions that come from those meetings.  Periodic
> notifications to a ONElist community of Northern Virginians with
disabilities
> from each of the regional entities serving the disability population would
be
> useful, I think, for all of us.
>
> Additionally, by calling the Alexandria City Hall this morning for an
> entirely different reason, I discovered that there is some activity for
> persons with disabilities at Alex.  City Hall this coming Saturday.  I
didn't
> know anything about this before.  I am sure they have used an advertising
> medium of some sort, and I just didn't read the right thing.  Nevertheless
,
> if we banded together in some way, such as by subscribing to the list that
I
> am proposing, then upcoming activities could be posted on a calendar.
>
> If you are willing to participate, I will be willing to maintain this
> ONElist, and a calendar of events.  I will advertise to the regional
> disability service offices, and lobby to have them notify us of meeting
> agendas and outcomes, upcoming events that serve the disability
populations
> of each region, etc.  Of course, this could be a useful place for regional
> disability rights discussions, and discussions of a various nature
pertaining
> to the disability community.
>
> Naturally, a thing such as this will take time to grow, but it must start
> somewhere.  If you are interested, you can subscribe to the ONElist by
> visiting this site:
>
> http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/disabilitynova
>
> Thanks very much for your time today,
> Betty Alfred
>