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Events for people with disabilities

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Adult ADD/ADHD Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p. m. Tuesday in Denny’s Meeting Room, 4610 Genesee St. For information, call 684-7142.

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The Hearing Loss Association of Western New York will hold its monthly meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. Wednes day in St. Stephens Bethlehem United Church of Christ, 750 Wehrle Drive, Cheektowaga. For information, call 875-1093.

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The Ken-Ton Special Education Parent-Teacher-Student Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p. m. Wednesday in the Sheridan Building, Room 122, 3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore. College night for students transitioning out of high school. For information, call Aimee at 876-3019.

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The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Buffalo and Erie County, an education and support organization for families of the mentally ill, 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 Life Support Group will meet from 1 to 2:30 p. m. Monday and the 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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The Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service, 1199 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga, celebrates “Give the Blind a Chance to Read” during November with volunteers providing broadcasts of daily readings of newspapers, magazines and books for the blind. To volunteer or for more information, call 821-5555.

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The Senior Wheels USA Program offers power wheelchairs at no cost to senior citizens and those with permanent disabilities for those who qualify. Call (800) 246-6010.

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The Mental Health Association of Erie County will hold a free two-hour Writing & Well-Being Program. Fall sessions will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday and Nov. 29; Dec. 13 and 20 in the Mental Health Association office, 999 Delaware Ave. For information, call Mary at 886-1242, Ext. 321.

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Agape Parents Fellowship, 3280 South Park Ave., Lackawanna, provides service coordination, education advocacy and other supports for families with disabling conditions. For information about services for regularly scheduled parent support group and Bible study meetings, call 827-5407.

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The Preschool Learning Center of the League for the Handicapped, 393 North St., Springville, serves a 35-mile radius with educational, therapeutic and evaluation services for children, birth through age 8, with special needs. Outreach to families and parent support groups are ongoing. For information, call 592-9331.

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Southeast Works Center, 181 Lincoln St., Depew, offers a variety of services throughout Erie County to adults with developmental disabilities. For information, call 683-7100.

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The Learning Disabilities Association of WNY, 2555 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, provides assistance for individuals with learning disabilities, neurological impairment or developmental disabilities. For information, call 874-7200.

Items of timely events may be submitted by fax, 856-5150 or by mail to City Desk, Events for People with Disabilities, The Buffalo News, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240.


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