Events for people with disabilities
Adult ADD/ADHD Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday in the meeting room at Denny’s, 4610 Genesee St. For information, call 684-7142.
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Buffalo and Erie County, an education and support organization for families of persons with mental illness, will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p. m. Thursday in St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4007 Main St., Amherst. For information, call 832-4035.
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Headway of Western New York Youth Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p. m. Thursday at 976 Delaware Ave. For information, call 629-3636.
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Western New York Independent Living Inc. will hold its annual Tuscarora Indian Nation Picnic and Field Days with an opening ceremony at 5 p. m. Friday and a 7: 30 a. m. breakfast on Saturday, followed by an 11 a. m. parade in the National Grove, at the corner of Walmore and Mount Hope roads. Festivities include Smoke Dance competition, lacrosse, a 10K race, beadwork competition, music, arts and crafts. For information, call 628-5424.
Also, Independent Living and the University at Buffalo are looking for individuals who need assistance when standing up or sitting down. Participants will evaluate a new product during a three-hour focus group, held in the Independent Living office, 3108 Main St. Those who qualify will receive $75. Registration deadline is July
21. For information or to participate, call Michelle Lockett at 829-3141, Ext. 143, or mlockett@buffalo.edu . •••
Autistic Services Inc. will display art works by students with autism in the Langston- Hughes Institute, 25 High St., through July 30. For information, call 631-5777.
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Suburban Adult Services Inc. will host Assemblyman Jack F. Quinn III, as guest speaker for its parent/caregiver meeting at 6:30 p. m. July 24 in the main office, 960 West Maple Court, Elma. For information, call 805-1555.
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The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service sponsors a Statler Training and Employment Program (STEP) for individuals with visual and physical disabilities. Training topics include business math, oral, written and telephone communication skills and computer technology. For information, call Mary Ellen Mest at 882-5690, Ext. 232.
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Agape Parents Fellowship, 3280 South Park Ave., Lackawanna, provides service coordination, education advocacy and other supports for families that have members with disabling conditions. For information about services, parent support groups and Bible study meetings, call 827-5407.
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Baker Victory Services, 780 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, provides a wide range of specialized residential, outpatient and educational services to children and youth with a variety of needs, including developmental disabilities and/or behavioral or psychiatric difficulties. For information, call 828-9500.
Items of timely events may be submitted by fax, 856-5150 or by mail to City Desk, Events for the Disabled, The Buffalo News, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240.
