Happy Nurses' Week to all of our wonderful caring nurses. Thank you, for all that you do!
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Monday, May 6, 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019
Obamas Bringing Disability Rights Film To Netflix
The evolution of the disability rights movement is at the heart of a documentary that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are bringing to Netflix.
The couple’s production company Higher Ground said this week that it will bring the film “Crip Camp” to the streaming service.
The feature-length documentary tells the story of a summer camp for teenagers with disabilities in the 1970s near Woodstock, N.Y. that helped springboard the disability rights movement.
To read more on this story, click here: Obamas Bringing Disability Rights Film To Netflix
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Join Us For The DC Special Olympics Family Engagement Committee’s BBQ For Families And Athletes On May 10th!
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Love Dogs And Are Interested In Job Coaching? Please Share!
Job Coach for a bright, energetic young woman in her 20s
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This Georgetown Sophomore Wants To Change How We View And Talk About Disabilities
From her wheelchair, Anna Landre can only see the top half of the ad, but it’s enough to make her stop in the middle of a walkway on Georgetown University’s campus. It shows a boy with one leg wearing a baseball uniform.
Landre points it out to me and then tries to guess what words sit below that image.
“I bet it says something like, ‘What’s your excuse?’ ” she says.
“Close,” I tell her after leaning over a short wall to read it. “It says, ‘Overcoming.’ ”
Landre rolls her eyes.
Where many people might see an inspirational message, Landre sees a cliche. She sees another missed chance at changing the conversation about people with disabilities.
Even that phrase “people with disabilities” bothers her. She prefers to say “disabled people.”
Landre knows that runs counter to what many people believe is respectful. Disability organizations and advocates for years have pushed for the use of “person-first language,” which calls for introducing the individual before the disability.
But Landre, who has spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and has been in a wheelchair most of her life, wants you to call her “a disabled woman.” She wants you to see her disability as more than a medical determination.
To read more on this story, click here: This Georgetown Sophomore Wants To Change How We View And Talk About Disabilities
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Artist Spotlight | Calvin "Sonny" Clarke
Mr. Clarke is such a talent!Artist Spotlight | Calvin "Sonny" Clarke is a hands-on kind of guy and loves working with wood, three-dimensional objects, and a variety of mediums and materials. Sonny comes across as the quintessential strong, silent type but when you see his smile, you realize he is incredibly warm, welcoming, and playful. In his art, he can surprise in all the same ways. He creates his own shapes and forms and he has a distinct mix of design and use of color.
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