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March is National Developmental Disabilities Month – How Will You Celebrate?

Posted by Linda Nakagawa on Thu, Mar 02, 2017 @ 11:01 AM

Each March the country observes National Developmental Disabilities Awareness month. This is an opportunity to celebrate individuals with developmental disabilities, to share their stories, and to show the value that inclusion brings to our communities. This is also a chance to shed light on the obstacles that many people still face and how we can all work together to be more inclusive and accepting.

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Tags: Inclusion, ID/DD News, Awareness

Welcome! Community Inclusion Campaign

Posted by Ashley Nice on Mon, Aug 29, 2016 @ 05:39 PM

MediSked, LLC would like to extend the warmest #welcome to everyone of all abilities into our community!  As part of the #nysopwdd Community Inclusion campaign, we would like to show our ongoing support of making everyone part of the community and helping "plant the seeds" so that everyone feels welcome.  We encourage everyone to help us in effort to spread awareness.  To learn more about the initiative, please take a few minutes and watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugyWdCHgbZE  

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Tags: New York, ID/DD News, Home and Community Based Services

Clashing Headlines: Celebrating ADA's 26th Anniversary While Ableism is Still Prevalent

Posted by Jean Bezek on Wed, Aug 10, 2016 @ 08:35 AM

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 26th anniversary on July 26th.  While there has certainly been progress, there is undeniably more work to be done.  Several weeks ago, something happened that catapulted this issue into the global spotlight.

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Tags: Inclusion, Provider Agencies, ID/DD News, Advocacy, Technology

Better Late than Never? New Jersey Doing An Amazing Thing - That Should Have Been Done Forever Ago

Posted by Elizabeth Chatterton on Tue, May 31, 2016 @ 09:17 AM

New Jersey is in the process of moving new legislation forward - and it's one of those things that makes so much sense you have to wonder why it's just happening now. Why wouldn't it have been this way all along?

The legislation is sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and would require the state to provide clear information to families and individuals with developmental disabilities that explains all available state and federal services and how to access them. The bill, just approved by the Senate by a vote of 40-0, heads to the Assembly for consideration next.

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Tags: ID/DD News