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Auburn teen featured in Times Square for National Down Syndrome Society
40+ min ago (180+ words) An Auburn teenager with Down syndrome was recently featured on a billboard in Times Square as part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s campaign for its annual Buddy Walk. Bentlee Williams, a gold medalist gymnast at the 2024 Special Olympics, got…...
‘Further up’ and ‘further in’ I will go to explore the boundaries of accessibility
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (279+ words) Building a meaningful life around the limitations of SMA Written by Connie Chandler | Oct. 6, 2026 John Muir once wrote, “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” Every once in a while, that quote resonates in my heart. I am a…...
Dursley supported living scheme approved, creating 54 jobs
13+ min ago (402+ words) PLANS lodged for ‘much-needed’ accommodation at a vacant site which will bring dozens of jobs to the area have been approved. The scheme, in Dursley, will offer housing for adults with learning disabilities and autism through a partnership with the…...
Man Checked Himself Into a Psychiatric Hospital Three Times on Zolpidem and Remembered None of It
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (179+ words) inkl Man Checked Himself Into a Psychiatric Hospital Three Times on Zolpidem and Remembered None of It A 44-year-old man opened his eyes in a psychiatric hospital with no idea how he had gotten there. According to his doctors, he…...
New partnership helping Indiana librarians meet mental health needs
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (554+ words) WPTA | 21Alive | Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana Capital Chronicle) - Note: The following article is a commentary piece written for Indiana Capital Chronicle by Stephen McCaffrey, President and CEO of Mental Health America of Indiana Walk into almost any public library in Indiana,…...
Armrest mess forces disability advocate on 14-hour trip
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (621+ words) A disability advocate says he was forced to take a 14-hour train journey home after an airline was unable to meet his accessibility needs on a flight. Mark Pietsch, who has a muscular skeletal movement disorder as well as arthritis,…...
Minister wants €500 disability payment in effect by end of March
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (317+ words) The Minister for Social Protection has said that he wants the Government's new €500 cost-of-disability payment to come into effect by the end of next March or "as early as possible". The payment was confirmed in the Dáil when the Minister…...
Do ear defenders work for autistic people and children with learning disabilities?
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (1193+ words) Learning Disability Today - Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services Do ear defenders protect people with learning disabilities and autism from sensory overload or lock them into a muted world of silence? Can the urge to protect end…...
Book Review:???Diagnosis: Human??? It???s Time to Flip the Narrative and Rewrite the Human Story???
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (407+ words) Learning Disability Today - Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services ‘Diagnosis: Human – It’s time to Flip the Narrative and Rewrite the Human Story’ is a book written by Elly Chapple that chronicles the lived wisdom of her Deafblind…...
Case: Disability Discrimination/Failure to Accommodate (D.D.C.)
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (97+ words) Bloomberg Law News A District of Columbia federal district court denied the District of Columbia’s motion to dismiss an Americans with Disabilities Act failure-to-accommodate claim brought by Black firefighters/EMTs with pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding they plausibly alleged the agency reassigned…...