Conference to Celebrate Disability History and Disability Employment Month

The public is invited to attend “Snapshot: Capture…Connect…Create,” a free event celebrating Maryland Disability History and Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month, on Tuesday, October 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building. The event will include remarks by Cathy Raggio, Secretary of Maryland’s Department of Disabilities; as well as presentations on Maryland’s Senior Health Insurance Program and a hot topics panel discussion. A resource area will be featured where attendees can gather information on employment, housing and transportation options. To register for the event, go to http://www.innow.org/assets/uploads/docs/Flyer_for_October_11_event.pdf or call Independence Now at 301-277-2839. The Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza is located at One Veterans Place in Silver Spring. The event is co-sponsored by Independence Now; the County’s Department of Health and Human Services, Commission on People with Disabilities; the Prince George’s County Department of Family Services, Commission for Individuals with Disabilities; and the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services