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April 10, 2008

Save the Date

Oops. We need to fix a mistake. A while back, we gave the wrong date for an event. Here’s the right date:

The 9th National SABE Self-Advocacy Conference is September 4-7, 2008. It will be in Indianapolis. The event’s Web site has all the details.

Please spread the word. See you there.



	Group Activity Invite group members to take turns telling one thing they remember about the last self-advocacy conference they went to. Talk about who wants to go to this year’s conference. What support would they need to go? [Return to top]

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Today’s Trivia Question:

Before 1950, how many state health departments offered any special services for children with developmental disabilities?

	a.	none
	b.	two
	c.	seven
	d.	twenty-two

(The answer will be published
in the next Memo.)

Answer to March 26th Trivia Question: c. Cesar Chavez

Question was: Who said the following? “To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.”

a.	Mother Teresa
b.	Rosa Parks
c.	Cesar Chavez
d.	Nelson Mandela

(This question came to us from SARN reader Trena D. Wade.)

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