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With its weekly e-mail Memo, SARN is the facilitator of a national dialogue among self-advocates and supporters and a clearinghouse for materials and training that support self-advocacy. Individuals and groups interested in self-advocacy are invited to become a part of the network (at no charge) by contacting ACT.

Below is a complete list of SARN Memos, paired with the reader dialogue generated by each one. The dialogue for each Memo is ongoing. You may add your comments on any of the memos by clicking the “Respond” link next to the title.  Your name will not be used unless you say it's ok to do so.

Past Memos & Reader Responses:
 

Day of Listening
November 20, 2008
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Self-Advocates Meet in Africa
November 13, 2008
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Everyday Politics Are Our Job
November 5, 2008
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Who Are You Going to Vote For?
October 29, 2008
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Compare the Candidates
October 22, 2008
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Wanted: Resource Ideas
October 15, 2008
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We Lead; Congress Follows
October 9, 2008
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Lead a Program This Month
October 1, 2008
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We choose. Please vote.
September 24, 2008
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Dislabeled: Another New Word
September 17, 2008
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Even Barriers Make Us Stronger
September 10, 2008
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Life is better for everyone
September 3, 2008
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Let’s Use the News
August 27, 2008
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A Thundering Boycott
August 12, 2008
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How Do You Feel About That?
August 6, 2008
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Speaking Out Without Words
July 30, 2008
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I Was Green When Green Wasn’t Cool
July 23, 2008
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Homemade Still Tastes Best
July 16, 2008
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New Rights Book
July 9, 2008
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History Note: Unshakable Governor
July 2, 2008
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Don't Disabilitize Me!
June 25, 2008
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Indy by Bus!
June 18, 2008
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Can’t Die Now… Too Busy!
June 11, 2008
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Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop
June 4, 2008
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Surprise! Leaders Can Apologize
May 28, 2008
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Start Seeing Change
May 15, 2008
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Self-Advocates Speak Up… But at What Cost?
May 8, 2008
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A Check for You in the Mail?
April 30, 2008
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You Decide
April 23, 2008
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Ten Values of Independent Living
April 16, 2008
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Save the Date
April 10, 2008
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Who’s Doing What?
April 2, 2008
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History Note: Leaders Took Notice
March 26, 2008
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C’mon—Brag!
March 19, 2008
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SA Pen Pals in England?
March 12, 2008
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No Choking Others at Meetings
March 5, 2008
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Decide How to Decide
February 27, 2008
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Celebrate Your Interdependence
February 20, 2008
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What Makes an Effective Self-Advocacy Group?
February 13, 2008
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What’s Disability Culture?
February 6, 2008
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How Do You Get People Talking?
January 30, 2008
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What Is ADAPT?
January 23, 2008
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Did You Get the SABE Newsletter?
January 16, 2008
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Go Public with Your Goals
January 9, 2008
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[Support] ACT Now
December 19, 2007
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State of Washington Is Violating Human Rights
December 13, 2007
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Ask President Bush to Sign the Rights Treaty
November 28, 2007
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Timeless Values
November 21, 2007
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Get on the Bus
November 14, 2007
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How Can We Improve This Memo?
November 7, 2007
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Meet Problems Face-to-Face
October 31, 2007
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Hand Over the Keys
October 24, 2007
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It Started as a Good Idea [But Turned Out Badly]
October 17, 2007
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Take Your Time; I’m Listening.
October 10, 2007
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Forecast: [Brain]Storms Expected for Self-Advocacy
October 3, 2007
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When You ___, I Feel ___ Because ___.
September 26, 2007
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“People With ___ Will Never ___.”
September 19, 2007
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You Don’t Have to Take That from Anybody
September 12, 2007
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Nine Things We Need
September 5, 2007
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Many Languages, One Voice
August 28, 2007
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What’s Your View?
August 15, 2007
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Broken Record? Add Power.
August 8, 2007
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A Know-Win Situation
August 1, 2007
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Changing “For” to “Of”
July 25, 2007
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Leaders Listen
July 18, 2007
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The Six-Year Miracle
July 11, 2007
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Red, White and Blue
July 3, 2007
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At the Controls
June 27, 2007
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Replace “MR” With What?
June 20, 2007
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It Will Not Work
June 6, 2007
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We Claim the Obvious
May 30, 2007
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High Turnover, Low Pay
May 23, 2007
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Is DD the Next MR?
May 16, 2007
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The Civil Rights View of Disability
May 9, 2007
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Riding On Their Shoulders
May 2, 2007
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Sheltered Workers to Receive Minimum Wage and Benefits
April 26, 2007
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Living Without Much Money
April 18, 2007
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Pebble Power
April 4, 2007
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First Things First
March 28, 2007
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The Failure List
March 21, 2007
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Higher Wages, Fewer Jobs?
March 14, 2007
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Money Well Spent
March 8, 2007
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Leaders Listen
February 28, 2007
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The People that Count
February 21, 2007
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The Most Hated Word
February 14, 2007
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Dawn of a New Era
February 7, 2007
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This Helps Me More Than It Hurts You
January 31, 2007
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The Self-Advocates’ Declaration of Independence
January 24, 2007
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Everybody Can Be Great, Because Anybody Can Serve
January 17, 2007
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The Self-Advocacy Movement Begins
January 10, 2007
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Make a New Year’s Resolution
January 3, 2007
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Year-End Quiz
December 27, 2006
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Power—Is There Enough to Go Around?
December 20, 2006
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What Is Self-Advocacy?
December 13, 2006
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Family Values
December 6, 2006
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How Do You Feel About That?
November 29, 2006
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What Does Political Mean?
November 22, 2006
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Is Everyone Getting It?
November 15, 2006
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Self-Advocacy Is About Social Justice
November 8, 2006
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One Little Vote
November 1, 2006
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The Future Depends on Our Vote
October 11, 2006
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Different Kinds of Leaders
October 4, 2006
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Quiz: Civil Rights View of Disability
September 20, 2006
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Respecting Minority Cultures in Self-Advocacy Work: Give Us Your Best Tip and We’ll Pass It Along
September 13, 2006
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The First People-First People
September 6, 2006
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Labor Day: We All Benefit from Past Struggles
August 30, 2006
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Disability History
August 23, 2006
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How’s That for an Un-American Value?
August 16, 2006
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It’s Not Too Early to Get Out the Vote
August 9, 2006
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Powerful Feelings Leading to Powerful Action—That’s Self-Advocacy!
August 2, 2006
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Why Self-Advocates Need to Be “Unreasonable”
July 26, 2006
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What Are Your Values?
July 19, 2006
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Know Your Rights
July 12, 2006
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Wave That Flag
July 5, 2006
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This Is What I Think
June 28, 2006
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The Group Must Set Its Own Priorities
June 21, 2006
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What Do You Think of the SARN Memo?
June 14, 2006
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More Experts Are Not Needed
June 7, 2006
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The Hidden Leaders
May 31, 2006
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Are Meetings Boring?
May 24, 2006
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Words Can Hurt
May 17, 2006
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What Is the Civil Rights View of Disability?
May 10, 2006
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Be a Presenter at a Local, State, or National Self-Advocacy Conference
May 3, 2006
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You Are Never Smarter than Your Entire Community
April 26, 2006
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Solving Our Own Problems
April 13, 2006
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Why Should Schools Have to Provide “Special Ed”?
April 5, 2006
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Quiz: Social Change Movements in America
March 29, 2006
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Advising that Builds Self-Advocacy
March 22, 2006
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Villains with Disabilities
March 15, 2006
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Who Wants to Be Independent?
March 8, 2006
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Not the “R” Word Again!
March 1, 2006
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Watch… and Learn Leadership
February 22, 2006
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Disability Rights Are Human Rights
February 15, 2006
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May You Always Be Courageous
February 8, 2006
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Today’s Civil Rights Movement
February 1, 2006
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It’s Not Too Late for New Year’s Resolutions
January 25, 2006
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Assisted Suicide Ruling Upheld by Supreme Court
January 18, 2006
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Famous People with Disabilities
January 12, 2006
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Two Powerful Slogans
January 4, 2006
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