North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Published: 2014-10-16

Abstract:

North East Advocates Together (NEAT) is an affiliation of six state self-advocacy organizations, which has been awarded a three-year grant (October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2016) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, for a Peer-to-Peer Connections Technical Assistance Project. The six state self-advocacy groups collaborating on the grant include the following: Maine (Speaking Up For Us of Maine); Massachusetts (Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong); New Hampshire (People First of New Hampshire); New York (Self Advocacy Association of New York State); Rhode Island (Advocates in Action Rhode Island, Inc.); and Vermont (Green Mountain Self-Advocates). Each state has four individuals; three self-advocates and one Developmental Disabilities Network ally (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, State Protection & Advocacy agency, or State Developmental Disabilities Council) serving on the NEAT Advisory Committee.

Suggested citation:

Horne, S. (Producer). (2014). North East Advocates Together (NEAT) Peer-to-Peer Technical Assistance Project. [Documentary video]. United States. University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. Available online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO4bzZ4UQUw&feature=youtu.be