…Act requires that schools, like many other public services, provide “effective communication” for their students with disabilities. This can include providing a sign-language interpreter for Deaf students, using sound amplification…
…disabilities deserve to understand how to vote. That’s where our new plain language voting toolkit comes in. The toolkit focuses on the process of voting, and understanding how to prepare…
…Everyday Health. Retrieved from http://www.everydayhealth.com [xxv] Carey, B. (2013, January 16). Some with autism diagnosis can overcome symptoms, study finds. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes*]}*.com [xxvi] Landau. (2012).…
…What rules are there around gender affirming health care? How can these rules hurt transgender and nonbinary people? What might stop someone from being able to get gender affirming health…
…Effective Communication Works Some people have disabilities that make it harder for other people to understand them. Sometimes people have disabilities that make it harder for them to understand other…
…boosters. People with developmental disabilities are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. Many in our community have additional risk factors, like heart or lung issues. COVID-19 is especially dangerous in congregate settings…
…the undersigned disability advocacy groups urge you to include representation of the cross-disability community on the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (NR) that will establish a comprehensive methodology and criteria for designation…
…is An Action, https://www.autismacceptancemonth.com/ (last visited April 5, 2019). reiterates its commitment to autism research that enhances the self-determination of autistic people and our community integration. ASAN advocates for a…
…gated communities or villages or apartment complexes or, my favorite, “neurodiverse intentional communities,” are springing up, eager to take in the first generation of developmentally disabled young adults who grew…
…we have been trying to escape. Neither type of response brings the understanding and the knowledge necessary to communicate both the nature and the urgency of our priorities because both…
