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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”. Charles H. Spurgeon. Achieve Your Potential!. Disabilities Don’t Stop Development. A Progress Report from the STC Special Needs Committee.
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“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” • Charles H. Spurgeon
Achieve Your Potential! Disabilities Don’t Stop Development
A Progress Report from the STC Special Needs Committee Presenters:Judy Skinner - Lone Star ChapterFabien Vais - Montreal ChapterDan Voss - Orlando ChapterMark Hanigan - Suncoast ChapterAndy Malcolm - Rochester Chapter
This Morning’s Agenda • Brief History of the Committee - Skinner • The Committee’s Charter - Skinner • Committee Accomplishments - Skinner • Special Needs Committee’s Mission Going Forward - Hanigan • Help for the Hearing Impaired - Malcolm • Ethics - Voss • - Vais • Open Discussion - All
The Special Needs Committee is the brainchild of Judy Skinner! The idea caught on, and soon a dedicated committee was sharing a lot of ideas!
Meet the Special Needs Committee: • Judy Skinner, Chair - Lone Star Chapter • Linda Bell - Puget Sound Chapter • Jodie Gilmore - Willamette Valley Chapter • Mark Hanigan - Suncoast Chapter • Anke Harris - UK Chapter and President, ASTC • Connie Kiernan - Washington DC Chapter • Gail Lippincott - Orlando Chapter • Cynthia Lockley - Washington DC Chapter • Suzanne Lowing - ???? Chapter • Andy Malcolm - Rochester Chapter • Gloria Reece - Mid-South Chapter • Fabien Vais - Montreal Chapter • Dan Voss - Orlando Chapter • Carolyn Watt - Toronto Chapter
The Special Needs Committee Charter: “Help members with special needs achieve their potential by making available to them information about products and services that can assist them in career activities.”
The Special Needs Committee Accomplishments: Web Site Brochure Database
The Special Needs Committee Mission Going Forward: Types of Activities for Which We Can Provide Complete Support Types of Activities for Which We Can Provide Limited Support Special Needs Committee 2000-2001
“The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, MAKE them.” --George Bernard Shaw