Take part in a Community Conversation

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Empower Tennessee, a VKC Community Partner, is hosting a series of Community Conversations around Middle Tennessee with and for people with disabilities. The conversations are focused on how best to promote independent living in the community. Please help spread the word about these conversations so that as many self-advocates as possible will participate and share their perspectives so that they can live the life they choose.

Upcoming Community Conversations are:

Wilson County

October 18, 2016, 6-8:30 p.m.
Permobil North American Headquarters, 300 Duke Drive, Lebanon, TN 37090
Register now at: https://empowerwilson.splashthat.com/

Rutherford County

November 29, 2016, 6-8:30 p.m.
Patterson Park Community Center, 521 Mercury Boulevard, Murfreesboro, TN 37133
Register now at: https://empowerrutherford.splashthat.com/

Can’t come these dates? Empower Tennessee, Middle Tennessee Center for Independent Living, has other conversations coming up:

Robertson County-January 2017
Sumner County-February 2017
Cheatham County-March 2017

Be sure to check back on this site as registration opens up for the upcoming Conversations.
http://empowertn.org/conversations/.

Community Conversations were held earlier in Davidson and Williamson Counties.

Rachael Jenkins is dissemination program coordinator for TennesseeWorks.

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