Knowing About and Living with Mental Illness
It is indeed hard to talk about most disabilities. Talking about mental health is among the hardest. Yet, nearly 44 million Americans—that’s one in five—suffers from some form of mental […]
By Dan
In Advocacy and Self-Advocacy, Autism, Disability Awareness and Appreciation, Disability Awareness Month
Posted Autism: Another Way of Being Uniquely Human
For many parents, a diagnosis of autism answers one question but does not explain why their son or daughter has such difficulty expressing feelings, needs, and desires or why their […]
By Dan
In Advocacy and Self-Advocacy, Autism, Disability Awareness and Appreciation, Disability Awareness Month
Posted Appreciating Autism with Julia
Sunny days have become sunnier at Sesame Street with a new kid on the block, a vivacious girl with bright red hair and large, expressive green eyes. Meet Julia. And she happens […]
April: Fostering an Awareness, Appreciation, and Understanding of Autism
World Autism Awareness Day Central to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is “respect for the inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make [...]
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month: Life Side by Side
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Organized by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the Association of [...]
A Brief Look at the Intersection of Women’s History, Black History, and Disability
International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month: In the US and most countries around the world, women with disabilities have faced multiple hardships in the form of reduced access [...]
Trisomy: About That Extra Chromosome – March Is Trisomy Awareness Month
Most of us are born with 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. These chromosomes include DNA and other genetic building blocks. Some people, however, are born with […]