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Friday, March 20, 2015

RCM of Washington March 2015 Newsletter




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People With Disabilities Can Easily Find Accessible Spots With This App



Inspired by his own experiences, a filmmaker has created an app to help people with disabilities.


Jason Da Silva was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a disease that affects the central nervous system, in 2006, and uses a motorized scooter to get around, according to Mashable. As a filmmaker based in New York City, he quickly discovered that it wasn't so easy for people with disabilities to maneuver around the city.


To read more on this story, click here: People With Disabilities Can Easily Find Accessible Spots With This App

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

DC Developmental Disabilities Awareness Event Celebration





 District of Columbia Department on Disability Services     District of Columbia Developmental  Disabilities Council
                                 
Georgetown University Center for Child & Human Development

                       University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (DC's UCEDD)
                                                          Project ACTION!
                                        Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
                     University Legal Services (DC's Protection and Advocacy Program)
 Cordially invite you to the 
   District of Columbia Developmental Disabilities
Awareness Month Reception

 "Can Do, Like You" 
Invited Speakers:
The Honorable Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
The Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser
The Honorable Councilmember Yvette Alexander
on
Thursday, March 26, 2015
from 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m.

           John A. Wilson Building
                  Mayor's Press Briefing Room Briefing          
         1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC  20004

RSVP to Courtney Clark
at 202-459-4013 or cclark@dcqualitytrust.org

 Requests for  any accommodations or interpretation services needed to ensure
your full participation must be received by March 24, 2015.
Have questions about DC Developmental Disabilities Awareness Event Celebration?Contact Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
To register for this event, click here: DC Developmental Disabilities Awareness Event Celebration


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