Press Release

The Raymond Naftali Ambulatory Center for Rehabilitation is inviting EVERYONE to, "A Reading and Open Mike in Honor of Women's History Month, for Women with Disabilities to Tell Their Stories" on Monday, March 30, 2009 from 4:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. at the Raymond Naftali Center for Rehabilitation, 508 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001.
The event will feature readings by memoir writer and disability activists Katinka Neuhof and Nadina LaSpina, followed by and "open microphone" where women with disabilities who have written or are currently writing stories about their lives will read brief excerpts (5 minutes) from their work. Refreshments will be served. This event is wheelchair accessible. Please RSVP by Monday, March 23rd to Lisa at 646-230-9292, or Harilyn at hrousso@naftalicenter.com.
If you want to read at the "open mic," ask Lisa or Harilyn to put your name on the reader's list so you'll be sure to have a turn.

The WNY Independent Living Inc. family of agencies includes the Independent Living Center, AZtech, Native American Independent Living Services, Mental Health PEER Connection and Independent Living of Niagara County. The WNYIL is Western New York's largest cross-disability, consumer-directed, non-residential organization for persons with disabilities. At the WNYIL, individuals of all ages and all types of disabilities learn to exercise their freedom of choice to take control of their own lives in order to live more productively in, and contribute to, the community.

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