Girls with Disabilities
Her Power, Her Pride, Her Voice
*Girls with Disabilities' Event
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*Michigan Disability Rights Coalition*
*DATE:* August 13, 14, 15
*LOCATION:* Camp Cavell,
Lexington, Michigan
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* Are you a high school girl with a disability between the ages of 14-19?
Would you like to meet other girls with disabilities from across the state
of Michigan?

Then you need to register TODAY for Michigan's girls with disabilities
event,

Her Power · Her Pride · Her Voice

As a group, we will explore what it means to be a girl teen with a disability, in today's world.

You will challenge stereotypes and shatter myths about what it means to be a
girl with a disability. The media and some adults are continually telling
us how us how we are supposed to act, who we are supposed to be, and what we are supposed to look like.

It is time for us to CHALLENGE it all.

At this interactive weekend, we will use art-based activities to learn from
each other and how to teach the world how we see ourselves.
You will find and use the your POWER.
You will find your disability PRIDE.
You will find your VOICE.

*This event is only open to high school girls with disabilities (any visible
and/or invisible) ages 14-19.

Melinda Haus-Johnson----------Theresa Squires------------BriAnne Hoffman

Facilitators
Melinda Haus-Johnson
Melinda serves as a Leadership Development Coordinator at Michigan
Disability Rights Coalition. Her educational background includes a Masters
in Social Work with an emphasis on organizational and community practice.
Melinda has been part of, and has worked with, the disability community for
over a decade. She is committed to helping people with disabilities
understand their disability culture.

Theresa Squires
Theresa identifies proudly as a women with an invisible disability. She has
a strong passion for working with young girls with disabilities and helping
them find their own power. Her dream is for every girl to find her voice,
and for her to take pride in who she is. Theresa is a Leadership
Development Coordinator at Michigan Disability Rights Coalition.

BriAnne Hoffman
BriAnne is a working Michigan-based artist. She received her BFA in Studio
Art from Michigan State University. Her hope is that artistic expression
can be life enhancing for everyone. She worked at the Historic Pewabic
Pottery in Detroit educating visitors about the ceramic arts. She is
currently working at General Motors as an automotive clay modeler while at
home she continues her personal artwork.

Please email Tsquires@prosynergy.org or call 517 333 2477 x 326 for more information!