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A recent NPR series featured on “This American Life,” has caused a furor among disability advocates who believe that the stories provide a highly misleading overview of federal disability programs.
“Rather than waste time rehashing myths and sensationalizing understandable program …
For a short period in late February, the typing of the phrase “Autistic people should…” into Google produced such disturbing results as “be killed,” “die” or “be exterminated.”
After activists flooded the company with complaints, Google has agreed to take …
This week, I clicked my way through links and postings in order to find you inspirational, insightful and interesting items for your viewing pleasure.
1.Starting May 2013, the American Psychiatric Association’s new diagnostic manual, which is known as the …
The Sandy Hook Massacre has pushed mental health services back into the limelight, but disability advocates are concerned about the proliferation of misconceptions about Asperger’s Syndrome, the disability allegedly linked to the shooter, Adam Lanza.
“It is imperative that as …
This holiday season, I dashed through links, videos and photos in my one horse open sled in order to find you interesting, insightful and inspiring items for your viewing pleasure. Happy holidays!
1. Recent news about the Sandy Hook Elementary …
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 398 to 1 on December 5 to strike the word “lunatic” from federal law, a term deemed offensive by many people with mental illnesses.
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a similar bill on May …
This week, I searched high and low through the World Wide Web to find you inspiring and interesting things for your viewing pleasure.
1. Alexis Wineman, 18, is heading off to Las Vegas in January in order to compete for …
Jean-Dominique Bauby was the editor of the French fashion magazine Elle. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a memoir of Bauby’s experience after he experienced a sudden and severe stroke and awoke weeks later only to find himself in …
Portrait of the Whole Person Project
Bertschi School, in partnership with Disability Rights Washington, presents PORTRAIT OF THE WHOLE PERSON to celebrate disability history and culture. Through the art show, we hope to heighten awareness of the disability rights movement and culture with the broader community.…