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Comments at November 30, 2007 IACC Meeting

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IACC Urged to Pursue New Direction: We live in a society where the lives and opinions of individuals with disabilities are viewed as less valuable and less deserving of basic human respect than those of other citizens. The IACC must break with that mindset and we encourage the Committee...

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An Urgent Call to Action: Tell NYU Child Study Center to Abandon Stereotypes Against People With Disabilities

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Urgent Action Required: The NYU Ransom Notes campaign defames people on the autism spectrum and others of neurological difference. Take action now!...

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Do we get medical care?

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An essay by Joel Smith. One really serious prejudice disabled people face – especially people with neurological and mental disabilities – is getting appropriate medical care. There’s tons of problems in the current system, all of which could quite easily be changed......

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ACTION ALERT: Autistic Six-Year-Old Charged with Assault

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ACTION ALERT: Nathan Darnell, a six-year old autistic student at Taylor Elementary School in Bracken County, Kentucky, has been charged with fourth-degree assault for pushing a school aide. While we typically avoid getting involved in judicial proceedings, it is our feeling that the overreaction is so egregious as...

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Diversity at Work

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Employers can realize a significant financial gain when they are willing to be flexible in managing a diverse population of workers. When an adjustment to the workplace environment makes an employee more productive, that equation includes not just the cost (if any) of the changes that are made, but...

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