Twitter is an incredibly powerful social network.

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If you haven't downloaded our 2015 Data Digest yet, you still can! 

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King 5 News in Seattle, Washington recently ran a story claiming that Washington legislators routinely ignore the advice of experts hired to weigh in on the best approach to caring for hundreds of developmentally disabled people living in state-run institutions.

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As we're designing new person-centered software platforms we're incredibly committed to using person-first language and doing everything that we can to change attitudes and perceptions about people with disabilities. 

We know that if we want to achieve true inclusion and support people in the dreams to be independent and live happy and fulfilled lives, it's essential to shift society's way of thinking. And we need to change policy too - because the very government who is in charge of supporting these individuals can oftentimes hold them back. 

A recent article in The Washington Post really resonated with me this morning. The piece, titled Why a man with intellectual disabilities has fewer rights than a convicted felon tells the story (and struggles) of Ryan King, an employed and independent man with developmental and intellectual disabilities who wants independence. Ryan's parents, who serve as his legal guardians, want independence for him too - but the courts disagree. 

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