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17th of January 2019

Header: white text box with a blue border and blue title stripe. Text reads: Your Voice, Your Time! 2019 Georgia Advocacy Days at the Capital in Atlanta in Feb and March. Join use for one or all of them! Photo of the GA Capitol Building to the left of the text.

Everybody Out! at The Capitol in Atlanta

Advocacy Days are a great way to join others in the community to raise awareness and voice concerns of current issues being addressed during the legislative session like funding, support […]

Article tags: advocacy, advocacy days, disability, Disability Advocacy, Disability Community, disability rights

Senior Day at The Capitol in Atlanta

Advocacy Days are a great way to join others in the community to raise awareness and voice concerns of current issues being addressed during the legislative session like funding, support […]

Article tags: advocacy, advocacy days, disability, Disability Advocacy, Disability Community, disability rights

8th of January 2019

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Love Shouldn’t Hurt

Love comes in many forms but so can abuse – physical & mental abuse, exploitation and neglect. There are resources available for persons with disabilities who are in abusive situations including domestic […]

Article tags: advocacy, Augusta, Awareness, CSRA, disability, Disability Advocacy, Disability Community, disability rights, independent living, Love Shouldn't Hurt, persons with disabilities

20th of July 2017

BE YOU! July Monthly Peer Support Meeting

The monthly meeting of the BE YOU! Support Group. This month we will be meeting at the Walton Options from 3:00 until 5:00 in the new Social Space. Go to https://www.meetup.com/Be-You-Peer-Support-Group/ to […]

Article tags: disability, Disability Community, Peer Support, Persons with disability, youth, youth peer support

15th of June 2017

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Organizational Skills – Summer Life Skills Training

The goal of this class is to learn different techniques and strategies on how to organize your home or everyday task more effectively. In this class the instructor, you and […]

Article tags: Augusta, CSRA, disability, Disability Community, disability training, Georgia, independent living, Independent Living Classes, independent living skills, Life Skills Training, organization, organizational skills, persons with disabilities, skills training, training, training for people with disabilities, Walton Options

Health & Wellness – Life Skills Training Summer Series

The goal of this class is to encourage consumers to enhance their personal and physical well-being, through increased awareness of the fundamentals of health, fitness, and nutrition. In this class […]

Article tags: Augusta, Awareness, CSRA, disability, Disability Community, disability training, health, health & well-being, independent living, Independent Living Classes, independent living skills, life skills, Life Skills Training, persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities training, skills training, training, training for people with disabilities, Walton Options, wellbeing

Personal Growth Development – Summer Life Skills Training

Personal Growth or self-improvement refers to self-guided improvement—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—most frequently with a substantial psychological and or spiritual basis. The process of improving oneself through such activities as enhancing […]

Article tags: Augusta, CSRA, disability, Disability Community, disability training, Georgia, independent living, Independent Living Classes, independent living skills, Life Skills Training, persons with disabilities, persons with disabilities training, skills training, training for people with disabilities, Walton Options

Independent Life Skills Training – Summer Series 2017

Do you want to work on your independence? Do you want to take control of the direction you want to go to live independently? Are you interested in learning life […]

Article tags: Augusta, CSRA, disability, Disability Advocacy, Disability Community, disability training, gaining preparedness, Georgia, independent living, Independent Living Classes, independent living skills, life skills, Life Skills Training, persons with disabilities, training for people with disabilities, Walton Options

14th of June 2017

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Making the Job Connection – GPS Summer Training

Making the Job Connection Monday, August 14 – Thursday August 17, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Consumers will learn effective access, management and utilization of resource information about other […]

Article tags: Augusta, CSRA, disability, disability training, employment, employment prep, employment preparedness, gaining preparedness, gaining preparedness skills training, Georgia, GPS, job connection, persons with disabilities, Walton Options

Resume Writing Skills – GPS Summer Training

Resume Writing Skills Monday August 7 – Thursday August 10, 2017 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Consumers are provided guidance from start to finish through the self-assessment process in utilization […]

Article tags: Augusta, CSRA, disability, Disability Community, disability training, employment, employment prep, employment preparedness, Equal Employment, Gaining Preparedness Skills, Georgia, GPS, independent living skills, persons with disabilities, preparedness, resume writing skills, skills training, training for people with disabilities