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Caden & Conner 2012 Sports Illustrated Kids of the Year
What It’s Like to Have a Brother with Autism
We’re More Alike Than Different–National Down Syndrome Congress
See The Person Not The Disability
Let’s Talk About Intellectual Disabilities: Loretta Claiborne at TEDxMidAtlantic
Hi there! It can get tough to be optimistic sometimes, especially if you, like me, try to learn new things all the time. Learning is hard. It requires humility and…
The hardest of my job does not involve the people that I support. The most difficult thing to do is advocate, and break down stigmas affiliated with people experiencing disabilities.
Hi everyone! Got a great question recently that I thought should be shared: I think this is a great question and a good opportunity to talk about language and labels. I’m…
Hey everyone! Wendi here. We’ve been doing a lot of training recently and one of our newest employment specialists, Tari, asked a great question in response to a module on…
Cool resource to teach people:
– different types of restaurants
– that ordering is hard
– that being nice to waiters and waitresses is important
– that being orderly and tidy is important
Hi — Alexis here. You know what I’m waiting for? I’m waiting for the day that people with disabilities stop being “inspirational.” Where a person with a disability isn’t praised…
