
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 23, 1993                   TAG: 9304230161
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: WYTHEVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

FAMILY-SUPPORT FORUM PLANNED IN WYTHEVILLE

A forum on family-support services in Virginia will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Wytheville Community Center for families, policy makers and service providers.

It will open with a talk by Allen Bergman, deputy director of the governmental affairs office of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of America. He is the parent of a young women with special needs, and has more than 20 years of experience as a service provider and as an advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

The sessions are planned to provide information about what family-support services are available in Virginia, gather information from people with disabilities and families on support services, and start a statewide movement toward more helpful policies for families of people with disabilities.

- Southwest bureau

by CNB