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Conference attendees Ray Yutzy and Mike Ebrite reside at Oakwood Meadows, an ICF/MR group home in London. FROM: Linda Anderson Smith
Public Relations Director
Champaign Residential Services, Inc.
1150 Scioto Street
Urbana, Ohio 43078
937-653-1324
lsmith@crsi-oh.com
Date: March 2010
People First of Ohio held its annual conference March 19-21 at the Roberts’ Convention Centre in Wilmington. CRSI was well-represented as advocates and staff from Champaign and Madison Counties was among those attending.
The three-day event was packed with interesting and educational self-advocacy topics, as well as entertainment and fun.
Among the presenters was twenty- nine year old Bobby O’Gurek, a web designer from Summitt Hill, Pennsylvania who spoke about assistive technology, advocacy and his own struggles to advocate for himself and others.
Other topics included:
Emergency Preparedness
What are My Rights?
About Guardianship
Medicaid Buy-In
How Legislature Works for You
And more
There also was massage therapy, art, music, makeovers and a “People First Survivor Island Treasure Hunt”.
On Saturday evening, a dance was held continuing the Survivor Island theme and attendees were encouraged to wear survivor island beach attire.