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Staying Virtually Engaged

September 2020
The Compass is a monthly e-newsletter of Tennessee Disability Pathfinder that provides disability resources as well as news and stories from Tennessee agencies.

Enhancing Virtual Connection through COVID-19

By: Krissy Wood
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As we all share in the collective challenges of COVID-19, we are also experiencing great leaps in ingenuity. Our social fabric of “human connection” has been reimagined. Technology’s role in this connection is familiar to most, because in the last decade technology has increasingly shaped how we bank, practice civic engagement and duties, experience entertainment and form relationships.

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Resources for Virtual Activities
With circumstances continuing to evolve during the pandemic, we realize the difficulty people are facing trying to find fun/social activities and still follow guidelines for wearing masks and practice social distancing.  Here are some online resources that are offering creative ways to keep people engaged.  To connect with additional events or activities in your area, please visit Pathfinder's Calendar, search art and recreation resources on our website to check with other agencies, or contact our office at (800) 640-4636 or tnpathfinder@vumc.org.
Friends Life Community logoFriends Life Community helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to grow personally, develop socially, and live productive and fulfilling lives as part of the Nashville community. Friends Life is offering many virtual activities and classes such as cooking, art appreciation 101, dance, etc. Click here to visit Friends Life Community's website to learn more>>
TABS logoTABS (Tennessee Adult Brothers & Sisters) is a statewide network that aims to empower and educate siblings of individuals with all types of disabilities by providing information and peer support. Join them for their virtual webinars about voting and other topics of interest. Click here to check out their Facebook page for additional events>>
Our Place Nashville logoOur Place Nashville empowers adults with developmental disabilities by providing homes that are affordable, work that is meaningful, and inclusive communities in which to live. Grab some popcorn or get ready to learn because virtual movies or life skills classes are some of the virtual activities available through Our Place Nashville. Click here to find additional information and events available on their website.
Chattanooga Therapeutic Recreation Services imageChattanooga Therapeutic Recreation Services seeks to provide leisure and recreation opportunities for citizens of all abilities. They serve both youth and adults with physical, cognitive, and/or emotional disabilities. Check out their Facebook page for some of their outdoor activities such as Virtual Hiking Club.

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woman on phone How do I stay informed about what's happening so that I don't miss anything affecting my child with a disability?

By: Karen Mevis

CALLER: Hi. I have a child who has a disability, and he is in middle school. Sometimes I just wonder if I am missing something and what is it that I'm missing. I stay very involved with my son. my family, and my job, but sometimes these days I 'come up for air' and look around and think, I must have missed something. But how do I find out about those things?

Kindred Stories of Disability

Calling all Direct Support Professionals!  The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and collaborators want to feature the essential value and impact your work has on the lives of adults with disabilities in the next issue of Kindred Stories of Disability.  If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact Courtney Taylor, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Director of Communications and Dissemination,
Please check your website links to Pathfinder!

Due to the separation between Vanderbilt University and the Medical Center, our web address is changing. If you share any links to Pathfinder's website, please make sure vumc.org is part of the web address and not vanderbilt.edu.
 
This project of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is partially funded under grant contracts with the State of Tennessee, the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Tennessee Department of Education, and Tennessee Department of Human Services/Division of Rehabilitation Services.
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