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September
28 - MSOE Students on Wheels
-- Milwaukee School of Engineering students from the schools of
engineering, architecture and nursing will share how their day in
wheelchairs impacts their environment and daily activities. The event will
take place from 11 am to noon in the Student Life Multi-Purpose Room. For
more information, call Jason Leffingwell at 414-795-7267 or email leffingj@msoe.edu
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October
1 - October 31 - Art
Exhibit at Mitchell International Airport -- Mitchell
International Airport will again host this year's month-long art exhibit
featuring work from artists with disabilities. The Kick-off will take
place at 10:30 a.m. on October 1 in Concourse C. Light refreshments will
be served. For more information, contact Heide Planey, VSA Arts of
Wisconsin, at 414-489-0541 or email hplaney@yahoo.com
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October
1 - October 31 - Guerilla Artist Strikes
-- Performing and visual artists with disabilities will
"strike" locations throughout the community during the month of
October. Performances include a vocalist, guitarist, harpist,
storytelling, mouth painter, puppetter, choirs, drum corps and more. For
more information, contact Bridget Bannon, Milwaukee County Office for
Persons with Disabilities, at 414-278-3938 or email bbannon@milwcnty.com
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October
1 - 31 - Spina Bifida Awareness
Month -- The Spina Bifida Association is kicking off a
national awareness and fundraising campaign, Adopt-a-Ghost, for October as
part of Spina Bifida Awareness month. Spina Bifida is the most frequently
occurring permanent disabling birth defect. For more information, contact
Lori Swendrowski at 414-607-9061 or email sbawi@sbawi.org (return
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October
8 - Elected Officials on Wheels
-- Mayors throughout Milwaukee County will spend their workday in a
wheelchair. Their day will end at the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Council meeting for a short debriefing. For more information, contact
Bridget Bannon, Milwaukee County Office for Persons with Disabilities, at
414-278-3938 or email bbannon@milwcnty.com
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October
8 - Sculpture Installation -- Goodwill
participants will unveil their garden sculputre at Wil- O- Way Underwood
front entrance at 10 am. The sculpture was funded by a grant from Harley
Davidson. Wil- O- Way Underwood is located at 10602 Underwood Pkwy.,
Wauwatosa. For more information, contact Leila Mueller at 414-475-7047 or
email lchambers@goodwillsew.com
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October
9 - County Executive on Wheels
-- County Executive Scott Walker will spend his workday in a
wheelchair beginning with the Seven County meeting in West Bend. For more
information, contact Bridget Bannon, Milwaukee County Office for Persons
with Disabilities, at 414-278-3938 or email bbannon@milwcnty.com
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October
9 - UW-Milwaukee Architects on Wheels
-- UW-M Architecture students taking the Architecture & Human
Behavior Course will incorporate experiencing their environment in a
wheelchair. Specific tasks will be assigned, including bus rides to
destinations. For more information, call Andrew Alden at 414-944-9000 or
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October
14 - October 20 - Milwaukee
County Transit Bus Pass -- Milwaukee County Transit will
issue a Tap The Potential bus pass with the theme: "This Land is Your
Land, Is It My Land, too?" (return
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October
15 - White Cane Day -- White Can
Day recognizes that the white cane and guide dog are symbols of freedom
and independence for blind people and those who are visually impaired.
Wisconsin law requires drivers to stop at least 10 feet from a pedestrian
carrying a white cane or using a guide dog, who is attempting to cross a
street, even if the person may be violating any of the laws applicable to
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October
17 - Cammy Draheim
Guerilla Artist Strike -- From noon to 2 pm, Cammy will
present a poetry reading and display her art at the Marian Center Lobby
Area, 3211 S. Lake Drive, Milwaukee. For more information, contact Heide
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October
17 - Disability Mentoring Day
-- Based on the "Take Your Daughter to Work Day," the
National Disability Mentoring Day is held on the third Wednesday of
October each year throughout the USA and is coordinated by
IndependenceFirst for the four county southeast Wisconsin area. Middle
school, high school and college students are matched with area employers
for a career exploration/job shadow day in their career field of interest.
In the past, businesses that have participated have been both large and
small, including Harley-Davidson, the Air Force Refueling Division, the
Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Sentry Foods, and many more. To host a
student for a day, contact Ali Kriofske-Mainella at 414-226-8112 V/Relay
or 414-291-7520 V/TTY or email akriofske@independencefirst.org
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October
18 - Barbara Leigh Guerilla
Artist Strike -- From 11 am to noon, Barbara will
present her entertaining and informative presentation entitled "Humor
and Healing" to Milwaukee School of Engineering nursing students at
the CC building, 1025 N. Broadway St., Milwaukee. For more
information, contact Bridget Bannon, Milwaukee County Office for Persons
with Disabilities, at 414-278-3938 or email bbannon@milwcnty.com
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October
20 - Spirit of
Wil-O-Way Color Guard Guerilla Strike -- The color guard
will open up the Milwaukee Buck's MACC Fund fundraiser game at the Bradley
Center, 1001 N. Fourth Street, Milwaukee. For more information, contact
Susan Klawien at 414-571-5566. (return
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October
24 - Cammy Draheim
Guerilla Artist Strike -- From 1pm to 2 pm, Cammy will
present a poetry reading and display her art at the Alverno College Mug,
3400 S. 43rd Street, Milwaukee. For more information, contact Heide Planey, VSA Arts of Wisconsin, at 414-489-0541 or email
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October
25 - United Cerebral Palsy Open
House -- United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin is
holding an Open House from 4 pm to 7 pm at their main office, 7519 W.
Oklahoma Avenue, Milwaukee. Please RSVP to Gail Valenti at 414-329-4500 by
October 22. (return
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October
27 - Dan the Cartoonist
Guerilla Strike
-- Look for Dan at the West Allis Farmers Market from 1 pm to 2 pm. (return
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October
29 - VSA Drum Choir Guerilla
Strike -- The drum choir will perform from 7 pm to 8 pm at
the Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union, 1442 W. Wisconsin Avenue,
Second Floor. (return
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October
30 - Barbara Leigh Guerilla
Artist Strike -- Barbara will
present her entertaining and informative presentation entitled "Humor
and Healing" at 1:30 pm at the Veterans Administration Medical
Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, West Allis. For more
information, contact Reesa Gottschalk at 384-2000, Ext. 42987 or email
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