Cry Me a River, Katrina Percy. Justice for LB!
I originally wrote this piece for the blog 107daysofaction.wordpress.com. I
FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Aversive Shock Therapy at the Judge Rotenberg Center
Thursday, April 24, was a day that I'd been waiting
Musings from an Autism Outsider – Seeing the Full Spectrum
When I started writing about disabilities, I’d been working with
Autism, Accommodation, and Double Standards
There are some particularly insidious double standards at work here. It's time to put an end to them.
Musings of An Autism Outsider: Realizing How Much I Didn’t Know
I felt like an outsider taking first steps into a world that I hadn’t realized existed. An autism outsider.
Avonte Oquendo’s Death: Questions and Issues
Over 200 mourners gathered in New York on January 25
Man with Down Syndrome owns “The World’s Friendliest Restaurant”
Tim Harris has a great deal to be proud of.
Senator’s Call for Transition Action Plan An Excellent Idea
Democrat Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has introduced a
Advocacy Groups Call for Autistic Teen’s Killers to Be Charged With Hate Crime
How does it make you feel when you hear a
The Need to Reassess the Sheltered Workshop
An emerging story in Rhode Island is raising discussion about
People With Disabilities Practically Absent from Marketing Campaigns
ABC.com reports that despite sporadic appearances in the media and
America, the CPRD, and the Global Plight of Disabled Children
A new United Nations report, "The State of the World's
Joe Flacco Pledges to No Longer Use the R-Word
Baltimore Ravens quarterback and Superbowl MVP Joe Flacco has made
Donna Posont’s “Birding-By-Ear” Course Allows Blind People to “See The Unseen”
Donna Posont is living proof that you don't have to
Federal Agencies Seek Public Input on Transition Issues for Youth
The U.S. Departments of Labor, Education and Health and Human
Childhood Disability Rate Jumps Over 16% in Last Decade
According to findings presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual
Dave Jacka: Up, Up and Away!
Dave Jacka just began his quest to become the first
Shouldn’t New Disability Awareness Course Be Mandatory for Police?
Kudos to New York State for making train-the-trainer disability sensitivity
“The Story of Luke” Brings Autism to the Big Screen
But my question is, where are autistic people in the creation of the movie and the movie itself? The representation of autism and disability in film should include the actual voices of autistic people.
Eli Reimer Is First Teen With Down’s Syndrome to Reach Mt. Everest Base Camp
On March 1, Eli was on a plane from Kathmandu
Congress Changes Special Education Funding Regulations
This month, Congress clarified how states that fail to adequately
Doctors across America turning away patients with disabilities, study finds
by Sarah Levis Disabled people in several American cities are
“Yoga for the Special Child” Program Benefits Children with Disabilities
Parents say that Gail Gagne's "Yoga for the Special Child"
People With Locked-In Syndrome Happier Than We Assumed
Locked-in syndrome leaves people awake and aware, but unlikely able
Sexual Assault and Ableism in Martin de Porres Academy
K.J. told police that she said "No" and "Stop" when the three ninth grade boys sexually assaulted her. She had to be physically assaulted to keep from escaping. But, because K.J. and her attackers were labeled with IQs below 50 the sex is considered "consensual".