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Monday, August 31, 2020
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Thursday, August 27, 2020
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Man With Down Syndrome Holds Nephew And The Look On His Face Is Priceless!
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
COVID-19 May Shut Many Disability Programs For Good
We need to find ways to keep our day services viable. There will be a time when we will need them and it would be tragic for people to lose options.
Disability service providers across the country are closing programs as the coronavirus pandemic wears on and many are unlikely to reopen.
In a survey of 191 organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities nationally, 77 percent said they shut down or discontinued programs as a result of challenges related to COVID-19 and 16 percent of those indicated that the programs are not expected to reopen.
To read more on this story, click here: COVID-19 May Shut Many Disability Programs For Good
Monday, August 24, 2020
Words of Encouragement from Barbara Merrill
My Husband’s Autism Diagnosis At 44 Changed Our Family – For The Better
I was over the moon to hear from him. It had been five years since we’d been in touch and I had always held a bit of a torch for him. He asked if I was ever in London, I said yes, and we met up and went on a date. We had such a fantastic evening, chatting lots over cocktails. I knew then that this was more than a regular date – it was the start of a relationship.
To read more on this story, click here: My Husband’s Autism Diagnosis At 44 Changed Our Family – For The Better
States Pressured To Remove Disability Bias From Medical Care Guidelines
The U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights said Thursday that it has reached a resolution with the state of Utah to revise its crisis standards of care guidelines.
To read more on this story, click here: States Pressured To Remove Disability Bias From Medical Care Guidelines
Friday, August 21, 2020
Customer Wants Sign On Door Warning Of Special Needs Employee
“My manager explained to him the situation privately, ‘That’s not his job. We’ve trained him to do this and there are special circumstances,’ and the customer was still not happy.” said the owner.
The customer suggested that they post a sign warning customers that they have employees with special needs.
When Amanda Cartagine, who owns and operates the beloved Pizza Inn, heard this, she was instantly offended.
To read more on this story, click here: Customer Wants Sign On Door Warning Of Special Needs Employee
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Man Pulls Off 'Amazing' Surprise To Ask Brother With Down Syndrome If He'll Be His Best Man: ‘He Had No Clue’
Will Claussen is getting married in July of 2021. To him, there was no way that anyone besides his brother Henry would be his best man.
“He has the sweetest soul and has never said a bad word about anyone so it was a no brainer for him to be my best man,” Will told In The Know.
To read more on this story, click here: Man Pulls Off 'Amazing' Surprise To Ask Brother With Down Syndrome If He'll Be His Best Man: ‘He Had No Clue’
Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Get FDA Approval For Clear Face Mask
The FDA clearance — officially known as 510(k) clearance — is a premarket approval that the mask is safe and effective.
ClearMask says the mask can be used in hospitals and clinics, as well as schools, retail, hospitality and other settings.
To read more on this story, click here: Johns Hopkins Graduate Students Get FDA Approval For Clear Face Mask
This Woman With Down Syndrome Went Viral For Explaining Things About Her Life That Don't Make Sense
BuzzFeed spoke to Charlotte, who is the Community Outreach Associate at the National Down Syndrome Society. "I am also a college student at George Mason University — straight As all the way. I'm going for a degree in Sociology with a focus in social justice and inequality. My mom told me when I was born that doctors said I would never learn to read or write and that I would be placed in a separate workshop as I grew up. I have, however, proven those doctors wrong," said Charlotte.
To read more on thi story, click here: This Woman With Down Syndrome Went Viral For Explaining Things About Her Life That Don't Make Sense
Sunday, August 9, 2020
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