More than Just Awareness: Autism Appreciation and Acceptance
It’s one of the most recognizable symbols; yet, it represents a complete mystery. A jigsaw puzzle is made up of many interlocking pieces. Each piece is a different color. Each […]
Our Bimonthly Collection of the Most Notable and Our Favorite Disability Articles – Ending September 15, 2017
Please watch this space on Monday for a feature on Deaf Awareness Week, September 18 through 24. At Advancing Opportunities, we excel in providing residential and respite [...]
Getting to Know the Miracle of Living with Deaf-Blindness
We all know about Helen Keller, notably through the astonishing performance by Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker. Helen Keller is the most famous deaf-blind person; her name […]
By Dan
Posted Our Bimonthly Compendium Most Notable and Favorite Disability Articles – Ending June 15, 2017
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 [...]
Our Most Notable and Favorite Disability Articles for the Week Ending April 28, 2017
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 [...]
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 […]
For Autistic Children and Their Families, Special Movie Events in New Jersey this Spring!
Two film festivals for New Jersey families of a child with a disability are coming at the end of April and early May. These are the Montclair Film Festival, in […]
Our Most Notable and Favorite Disability Articles for the Week Ending April 7, 2017
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 [...]
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 […]