It is With Great Sadness That We Announce the Passing of Mr. Roger Butt

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Roger Butt. He meant a lot to RCM and to everyone that he has meet over the years. We will post information regarding his memorial service in the coming days.

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Twin Special Needs Girls Adopt Disabled Pit Bull For Christmas

It’s not easy being different. Tianna and Gianna know that better than most people. The twin 10-year-old girls are legally blind, and Gianna suffers from autism. It’s hard for them to find someone who truly understands what they go through. Maybe that’s why this year they only had one Christmas wish. They wanted a disabled dog who would love them and understand them.

To read more on this story, click here: Twin Special Needs Girls Adopt Disabled Pit Bull For Christmas

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RCM: We Have an Opening for a Facilitator for Our Weekly Advocacy Group, Please Share

RCM is looking for a facilitator for their weekly advocacy group Emerging Leaders in Advocacy. If you have a passion for social justice, education, and activism this could be the position for you!

This is a part-time, contracted position. Please feel free to pass along.

To learn more about this position, click here: Facilitator for Weekly Advocacy Group 

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We Invite You to Share Your Experience with RCM of Washington

Happy New Year!  As RCM of Washington, Inc. celebrates its 20-year anniversary this January, we’re taking time to reflect on the invaluable relationships we’ve woven since 1998.  In response, we’re collecting testimonials from RCM’s extended network of family and friends.  

If you’d like to share your experience with RCM of Washington, we invite you to submit a testimonial.  Please click this link, or copy and paste it into your browser:  https://goo.gl/forms/fOeek62iYtdhweze2 

Please feel free to express your thoughts in anyway you see fit, whether a few sentences or a meaningful story, everything is appreciated. 

 Best Regards,
Amy L Brooks, CEO
RCM of Washington, Inc
64 New York Avenue, NE
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20002
202-789-1930 ext 106
202-607-5875 Direct
www.rcmofwashington.com
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Our Twenty Year Anniversary Luncheon!

Today all of RCM's 20 year employees enjoyed a lunch full of laughter and reminiscing at Fogo De Chao. Marie, Tony, Hattie, Haywood, Doris, Danielle, and Amy; your hard work and dedication to the lives of others is immeasurable!

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Smithsonian Exhibit Puts Focus On Accessible Design

Be sure to check out this exhibit! Universal or accessible design is beneficial for everyone!

Smithsonian Exhibit Puts Focus On Accessible Design

From clothing to utensils and computers, a new exhibit is showcasing the varied and increasing ways that today’s world is adapting to accommodate the needs of people with disabilities.

The display at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum dubbed “Access+Ability” includes over 70 works that highlight how design is making a broad range of experiences more inclusive.

Divided into three sections — moving, connecting and living — the exhibit features the latest in cane technology, clothing with magnets and other accessibility modifications, eye-controlled speech-generating devices and more innovations.

To read more on this story, click here: Smithsonian Exhibit Puts Focus On Accessible Design

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Please Take a Minute Today to Listen to Mr. Thomas Mangrum, an Advocate for People with Disabilities

Today at 4:34pm and at 6:34pm, Mr. Thomas Mangrum will be doing an interview on 88.5 WAMU. Mr. Mangrum is an advocate for people with disabilities. His interview today will focus on people with disabilities who have been sexually abused. Please take a minute today to listen!

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Project Action Meeting to Advocate in Support of Bill #22-0154 - Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Civil Rights Restoration Act

Last week members of Project Action met with Council-member David Grosso to advocate in support of Bill #22-0154 - Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities Civil Rights Restoration Act. 

"As introduced, this bill removes the requirement that persons with intellectual disabilities who are supported by the Department of Disability Services (DDS) be civilly committed in order to receive residential services. It repeals and amends existing law to bar new civil commitments of persons with intellectual disabilities. "

Thank you Project Action for you fierce advocacy! You too can contact Council-member Grosso to show your support for this bill!

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Meet Helen Lewis, With the help of Art Enables, She Has Really Come Into Her Own as an Artist

Ms. Helen Lewis has a lot to be proud of, selling around 20 pieces of her art in the past 3 months! With the help of Art Enables, Helen has really come into her own as an artist! Check out the below link to see and/or buy some of her amazing pieces.

To read more on this story, click here: Artist – Art Emables

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Abused and Betrayed: People with Intellectual Disabilities and an Epidemic of Sexual Assault

Please spend some time reading this NPR series focusing on sexual abuse of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These accounts may be difficult to read, but critically important to tell. Kudos to NPR for bringing this epidemic into the light.



To read more on this story, click here:  Abused and Betrayed: People with Intellectual Disabilities and an Epidemic of Sexual Assault

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Today, We Celebrate 20 YEARS of RCM of Washington, Inc.!

Today, we celebrate 20 YEARS of RCM of Washington, Inc.! Looking back it's amazing to see how much we have grown since 1998. Not only as an organization, but as a field. That being said, Disability Rights are Human Rights - and we still have a lot of work to do!

Look out for a formal celebration in the spring...but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy a few oldie but goodie memories!

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RCM of Washington Winter 2018 Newsletter

See what RCM has coming up this winter! And if you'd like to join our mailing list, please send us a private message with your email address. To send your email, click HERE. 

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