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    In the bad old days, many institutions for people with developmental disabilities had a shocking reputation. One just needs to read the novels of Charles Dickens or watch […]

    Black History Month is an important time to recognize important events and people of African descent. That said, one disability advocacy group, the National Council on Independent [...]

Although most awareness months and days are on a national scale, this December will feature a global effort to raise awareness and promote advocacy. December 3 is the United Nations […]

  There has been increasing concern about whether people running for office in state and local elections have been considering the needs of the nation’s largest minority: people with [...]

    “Full Inclusion with Sign Language” is the theme this year for the International Week of the Deaf. The event runs from September 18 through 24. First observed as […]

Just over a half century ago marked the passing of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964, amended by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Twenty-five years later and 27 […]

  Voting. It’s the right of every American citizen. Voting: It’s your right. Participating in U.S. democracy is also a unique chance to self-advocate and express one’s independence. Both of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]