Northern Grassroots Advocacy Partnership Meeting

The Grassroots Advocacy Partnership (GAP) in northern Utah is holding its second GAP meeting this coming Thursday, August 12^th from 6-7 pm at OPTIONS at 1095 N. Main in Logan. 

This meeting is going to be about self-advocacy, why it is important and what we can do to make our efforts more effective. 

GAP is a grassroots effort organized  across Utah to inform the disability community on critical statewide issues surrounding individuals with disabilities and to promote input from the disability community to ensure that disability viewpoints are considered by policymakers as policy and funding decisions are made.

Also, GAP is creating a booklet to give to Senator Hatch this month at a reception held on Thursday, August 19^th.  GAP and OPTIONS would love to include your pictures and personal stories of how the ADA has opened up opportunities and improved the quality of life for either you or a family member.  Some ideas would be in the areas of employment, transportation, accessibility, voting, right to live in the community, etc.  We want to focus on the positive things that have happened in the last 20 years, thanks to the passing of the ADA. 

Please call (435-753-5353 ext/106) or email me if you have any questions.  The deadline for the letters and pictures is August 13^th so that it can be prepared before the reception.  You can send them to me at tarchuleta@optionsind.org