Endependence Center, Inc.

Calendar of Events

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January
February
March

April

Thursday, 1st .. 3:30 to 5:00 Transition planning meeting for NCIL trip

Friday, 2nd .. 2:00 to 3:30 Men's Spinal Cord Injury Support Group to meet at Lake Taylor Hospital ...and...from 4:00 to 6:00 the Transition Support Group to meet at ECI

Wednesday, 7th .. Literacy Support Group from 10:30 to 12:00 ... and ...the Cerebral Palsy Support Group will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 both at ECI

Thursday, 8th .. The Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group will meet from 11:00 to 12:00 ... and ...the Participant's News Team will meet from 2:00 to 3:30, both at the center

Friday, 9th ..the Transition Advocacy Team will meet from 4:00 to 6:00

Monday, 12th .. there will be a full staff meeting from 10:00 to 1:00 ... and ... the Tidewater Brain Injury Support Group will hold it's monthly meeting in our conference room from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 13th, .. the Men's Support Group will meet from 1:00 to 2:30 ... and ... ECI will host a Special Education Basics Workshop from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday 14th, .. the Visually Impaired Participants Support Group will meet from 10:30 to 12:00 ... and ... the Women's Support Group A will meet from 1:00 to 2:30

Thursday, 15th .. There will be an Orientation for New ECI Staff from 10:00 to 4:00

Saturday, 17th .. P. I. E. R. will hold their monthly meeting in our conference room from 9:00 to 12:00

Monday, 19th .. the Deaf Community Resource Group will meet from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 20th .. There will be a meeting of the full ECI Board of Directors from 11:00 to 1:00

Wednesday, 21st .. the Women's Support Group B will meet at the Golden Coral Resturant from 11:00 to 1:30

Thursday, 22nd .. ECI will host the State Disability Commission Town Hall Meetings from 2:00 to 4:00 and again from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Conference Center.The public is encouraged to attend, for more information, call Julia at 461-8007 V. or 461-7527 TDD

Saturday, 24th .. the Learning Disabilities Association will hold it's monthly meeting in our conference room from 9:00 to 11:00

Thursday, 29th .. ECI is presenting a Special Education Basics Workshop from 12:00 to 2:30.

Friday, 30th .. There will be a training for the Transiton Participants from 4:00 to 6:00

 

May

Saturday, 1st .. Workshop on the Impact of Standards of Learning on Students with Disabilities to be held at the Mills Godwin Building, 45th street, Old Dominion University in Norfolk. From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration required. Call 461-8007 for more information.

Wednesday, 5th..theCerebral Palsey Support Groupwill meet from12:30to2:30

Thursday, 6th .. the Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group will meet from 11:00 to 12:00 ... and ... the Participant's News Team will also meet from 2:00 to 3:30

Friday, 7th .. the Men's Spinal Cord Injury Support Group will meet at ECI from 2:00 to 3:30 ... and ... the Transition Support Group will meet from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, 10th .. ECI will present a Special Education Basics Workshop from 9:30 to 12:00 in our conference room ... and ... the Tidewater Brain Injury Support Group will hold their monthly meeting in our conference room 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 11th .. the Men's Support Group will hold their monthly meeting at McArthur Mall in Norfolk (to do an accessibility survey) from 11:00 to 3:00

Wednesday, 12th .. Endependence Center staff and participants to meet in Washington, D.C. and join other advocates from around the Nation in a protest at the Supreme Court because of the Olmstead case being heard now.

Thursday, 13th .. V.I.P.Support Group to meet from 10:30 to 12:00 and the Virginia Beach ARC to hold it's monthly meeting at the center from 5:30 to 11:00 p.m.

Friday, 14th .. ECI staff Development Training Day from 9:00 to 5:00 at Chesapeake HRPD

Saturday, 15th .. P. I. E. R. to hold it's monthly meeting in our conference room from 9:00 to 12:00

Monday, 17th .. Executive Committee of ECI Borad of Directors will meet from 10:00 to 12:00 ... and ... the Deaf Community Resource Group will meet from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 18th .. A.D.A. Teleconference from 11:00 to 12:00 topic: Status of Rulemaking by the U.S. Access Board. The public is invited and encouraged to RSVP to Julia at 461-8007 due to limited space.

Wednesday, 19th ..Literacy Support Group toMcarthur Mall on accessability trip from 10:30to2:30 ...and the Women's Support Group B to meet from 1:00 to 2:30 here at the center.

Thursday, 20th .... Women's Support Group A to meet from 1:00 to 2:30 ... and ... the ECI Chapter of Pathways will meet at the Barry Robinson Center from 4:00 to 6:00.

Friday, 21st .. the Consumer Advisory Committee will meet from 2:30 to 4:00

Monday, 24 th .. monthly meeting of the Hampton Roads Committee for People with Disabilities from 3:30 to 5:00.

Thursday, 27th .. ECI to present a Special Education Basics Workshop in our conference room from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Friday, 28th .. the Transition Advocacy Team to meet from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Monday, 31st .. ECI will be CLOSED to commerate Memorial Day Holiday..see you next month

June

Tuesday, 1st .. Disability Awareness training for Department of Rehabilitative Services counselors from 9:30 to 11:30.

Wednesday, 2nd .. Cerebral Palsy support group meets from 12:30 to 2:30 .. and .. a Special Education Basics Workshop from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

Thursday, 3rd .. Educational Workshop for Transition students and their parents from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Friday, 4th ... Men's Spinal Cord Injury support group from 2:00 to 3:30 at Lake Taylor Hospital .. and .. Transition students support group from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Wednesday, 9th .. Americans with Disabilities Act training for the Visually Impaired Participant's support group from 12:30 to 5:00

Thursday, 10th .. Traumatic Brain Injury support group from 11:00 to 12:00 .. and .. Participant's News Team from 2:00 to 3:30 .. and .. Virginia Beach A.R.C. will have its monthly meeting from 5:30 to 8:00 pm

Friday, 11th .. Transition student's Advocacy Team meets from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Saturday, 12th .. Project River meeting from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm at the Center

Monday, 14th .. Full Staff meeting from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.. and..the Tidewater Brain Injury support group to hold monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the Center

Tuesday, 15th .. meeting of the full ECI Board of Directors from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Wednesday, 16th .. ECI participants to see Tides ball game courtesy of tickets from Nations Bank from 11:00 am to 3:15 pm .. and .. the Women's support group A will meet from 1:00 to 2:30

Friday, 18th .. Men's support group to meet from 1:00 to 2:30 .. and .. ECI Consumer Advisory Committee meets from 2:30 to 4:00 .. and .. Transition Students to have a training from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Saturday, 19th .. monthly meeting of P.I.E.R. at the Center from 9:00 to 12:00

Monday, 21st .. Deaf Community Resource Group to meet from 4:30 to 6:00 pm

Wednesday, 23rd .. Women's support group B to meet from 1:00 to 2:30

Saturday, 26 .. monthly meeting of Learning Disabilities Association from 9:00 to 11:00 am at the Center

 

July

Monday, 5th ... ECI will be closed to celebrate the Fourth of July Holiday. We'll reopen tomorrow

Tuesday, 6th ... Meeting of the PAC for TANF project from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Center ... and ...for Project Action a meeting to "Train the Trainers" from 1:00 to 4:00, also at the Center

Wednesday, 7th ... the Cerebral Palsy Support Group will meet from 12:30 to 2:30 at ECI

Thursday, 8th ...the ECI Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group will meet from 11:00 to 12:00 at the Center ... and ... the Participant's News Team will meet here from 2:00 to 3:30 ... and ... the Virginia Beach ARC will hold it's monthly membership meeting from 5:30 to 11:00 pm in our large conference room ... finally ... TAHIC will have a Board of Directors meeting in our meeting room behind the receptionist from 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Friday,9th ...Transition Support Group to meet here from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Saturday, 10th ... All Pathways to the Community Chapters will gather for their end of the year celebration. A picnic at Northside Park in Norfolk, picnic shelter # 4, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm

Monday, 12th ... the Tidewater Brain Injury Support Group will meet in the Center's large conference room from 6:30 to 8:00 pm

Wednesday, 14th .. the Visually Impaired Support Group meets from 10:30 to 12:00 at the Center ... and ... the Women's Support Group A will also meet here from 1:00 to 2:30

Tuesday, 20th ... another meeting of Project Action Trainers, here from 2:00 to 4:00

Wednesday, 21st ... Women's Support Group B will meet here from 1:00 to 2:30

Thursday, 22nd ... Wheel Chair Demonstration by J. Monroe in the large conference room from 10:00 to 11:00 am

Friday, 23rd ... the Men's Support Group to tour the Virginia Marine Science Museum in Virginia Beach from 11:00 to 4:00 ... and ... the Transition Participants will attend a training activity in our large conference room from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Wednesday, 28th ... there will be another Computer Skills Training for ECI staff in the large conference room from 9:00 to 5:00

August

 

September

 

October

 

November

Tuesday, 2nd ... 1:00 to 3:00 Transportation Advocacy Coalition Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday, 3rd ... 12:30 to 2:00 Cerebral Palsy Support Group monthly meeting

Thursday, 4th ... 11:00 to 12:00 ECI Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group to meet

Friday, 5th ... 2:30 to 4:00 the Men's Spinal Cord Injury Support Group will meet in the conference room behind our receptionist ... and ... from 2:30 to 4:00 the ECI Consumer Advisory Committee will meet in our main conference room ... and ... from 4:00 to 6:00 the Transition Support Group will meet for their monthly meeting

Monday, 8th ... from 6:30 to 8:00 pm the Tidewater Brain Injury Support Group for survivors and their families in our conference room. For more information call 493-0300

Wednesday, 10th ... 9:30 to 11:30 a training for DRS counselors on the subject of Stroke will be presented in our conference room ... and ... from 12:00 to 2:00 the Visually Impaired Participant's Support Group will have a pot luck lunch ... and ... from 2:00 to 3:30 the Women's Support Group A will hold their monthly meeting

Thursday, 11th ... ECI office will be closed to honor Veterans Day...Thanks to our Brave Men and Women in Uniform !!

Friday, 12 th ... ECI staff will be attending an all day training out of the office. See you on Monday

Monday, 15th ... 4:30 to 6:00 pm the Deaf Community Resource Group to meet

Tuesday, 16th ... 2:00 to 3:30 the Participant's News Team will meet

Wednesday, 17th ... 2:00 to 3:30 the Women's Support Group B will meet

Thursday, 18th ... 9:00 to 5:00 ECI is presenting a Preparing for Employment Training Conference for DRS Consumers to be held at the Holiday Inn Executive Center, Norfolk ... and ... 4:00 to 6:00 the ECI Chapter of Pathways will meet at the Barry Robinson Center to hold officer elections. For more information call 461-8007 . and... from 7:00 to 9:00 pm the Spina Bifida Association will have a meeting in our conference room

Friday, 19th ... 12:30 to 3:00 the Men's Support Group will host a lunch to celebrate their 2 year anniversary and welcome prospective new members to join them ... and ... 4:00 to 6:00 the Transition Participants will meet

Saturday, 20th ... P.I.E.R will hold a monthly meeting from 9:00 to 1:00 ... and ... T.A.H.I.C. will have a board meeting from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Thursday, 25 and Friday 26 ... The Endependence Center will be closed so that our staff may join their families in celebrating the holiday of Thanksgiving. Wishing you a safe and happy holiday too.

 

December

 

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