Walter, 53, with Down Syndrome, survived the Holocaust, as pointed out in September 1996 photo from Zeit magazine. Photo by Andreas Bohnenstengel, in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons
At Advancing Opportunities, we excel in providing residential and respite services to people of with all disabilities, along with advocacy and education services for parents and guardians and assistive technology support. As a leader in the field, we are pleased to share our experience, knowledge, and expertise with the disability community through our social media outlets: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and YouTube. In our Disability and Ability Highlights of the Week column, we will select the best of what we found and shared and present them. Please click on the titles with embedded links to find the full article.
Assistive technology:
For the blind, here’s a new actual-reality headset.
These six talented and caring student invented and built a braille assistive technology device to help blind people be more independent.
Special Education:
News analyis: Are teacher preparation programs in New Jersey failing students with disabilities?
Informative, positive, noteworthy (or all three!):
An essay in self-acceptance: Why Autism Gives Me the Strength to Fly!
A high school student with cerebral palsy challenges her peers by organizing a conference focusing on ability.
If you have ever struggled with anxiety, these 12 powerful images will seem familiar.
People with a disability in the community (disability rights and acceptance; inclusion):
An entrepreneurial young man with autism and Down syndrome has started his own popcorn business.
This New Jersey swim team of boys with autism showed their athletic excellence.
Disability awareness and appreciation:
An actually autistic woman explains why she stims and why it’s important to her.
The arts and disability (people with talent who have a disability):
Punk prosthetics: the mesmerizing art of living sculpture by Mari Katayama.
Medical news – research:
This scientific article takes a hard look at whether the rise of autism rates throughout the U.S. comes from more awareness, better diagnosis, or something else.
This article examines the scientific research behind interests among children and adults on the autism spectrum.
Genetic variants linked to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) may have been positively selected during human evolution because they also contribute to enhanced cognition, a new Yale study suggests.
