The theme for this year’s event is: The Legacy of Self Advocacy: past, present, and future Are you interested in acting as the Keynote Speaker and sharing your story with everyone at the conference? Do you have valuable skills that you can teach others in a workshop? Download the forms Read more…
As we wrap up 2024, we wanted to take a minute to reflect on all the great memories we made this year and celebrate or successes! West Region self advocates worked hard and accomplished a lot this year. Here are just some of the highlights: Several West Region self advocates Read more…
From September 23-25, 2024 West Region Self Advocate Steven Tobey and Self Advocacy Peer Coordinator, Amber Pettell traveled to Marlborough, MA to participate in the 2024 Paul W. Spooner Generational Leadership Summit. The summit, hosted by the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council (MDDC), Disability Policy Consortium (DPC), and Boston Center for Read more…
Job Title:Project Intern/Research Assistant Organization:The Consortium/Massachusetts West Region Self Advocacy Location:Holyoke, MA (Remote/Hybrid options available) Position Type:Internship – For Academic Credit (Part-time, 10-15 hours/week) Becoming a Sexual Self Advocate, a project of Massachusetts West Region Self Advocacy, aims to enhance the quality of life for adults with intellectual and developmental Read more…
Arrival and Parking The event is located at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in downtown Springfield. We’ll be on the third floor. The registration/check-in window starts at 9am and ends at 10am. Please plan to arrive by 9:45 at the latest. You are asked to park in either the Sheraton Read more…
The West Region Rainbow Support Group will be meeting virtually Thursday March 21st from 5:30pm-7:30pm. The Rainbow Support Group provides support and information to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, or are questioning. For more information please contact: Ris Houde, Read more…
Please join us as we celebrate 20 years of learning and connecting at the Annual West Region Self Advocacy Conference! Saturday June 29th 2024 Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel Questions? Contact: Amber Pettell, Peer Coordinator Phone: (413) 535-6999 Email: apettell@wmtcinfo.org
The theme for this year’s event is Healthy Connections! Are you interested in acting as the Keynote Speaker and sharing your story with everyone at the conference? Do you have valuable skills that you can teach others in a workshop? Download the forms below to get involved!
Massachusetts West Region Self Advocacy recently participated in Disability Voting Rights Week by hosting a voter registration drive at the Holyoke Mall. Disability Voting Rights Week (DVRW) is a national, nonpartisan initiative to build the power and presence of the disability vote. This initiative is led by the American Association Read more…
Massachusetts West Region Self Advocacy Celebrates Disability Voting Rights Week Holyoke, Ma – Disability Voting Rights Week takes place on September 11-15, 2023. Massachusetts West Region Self Advocacy will host both a Virtual Education Event and In Person Voter Registration Drive to make sure disabled voters in our community are Read more…