In the News - February 2014

A collection of news articles, blogs, stories and information about Down syndrome, disability and special needs, from Down Wit Dat's Facebook page.  These are from February 2014.

Legend:

AUDIO	indicates an audio clip
APPEAL	indicates an online petition or plea
BLOG	indicates a blog post
CASE	indicates a lawsuit or proceedings
EVENT	indicates a scheduled event
IMAGE	indicates a graphic, image or comic
LAWS	indicates a new piece of legislation
LINKS	indicates links or resource materials
PHOTOS	indicates photos
POLL	indicates an online survey
POST	indicates an advocacy statement made through social media
PRESS	indicates a press release
QUOTE	indicates a meaningful quote
STUDY	indicates a study or discovery
THREAD	indicates an online discussion thread
VIDEO	indicates a video or movie clip
VLOG	**NEW** indicates a video blog post

BLOG	Autistic people have the same rights as everyone else
LINKS	Relax, Recharge, Renew
LINKS	Autistic Self Advocacy Network
IMAGE	"Introducing PACLA Magazine..."
	Challenging Guardianship and Pressing for Supported Decision-Making for Individuals with Disabilities
APPEAL	Pass the ABLE Act
POST	"Tonight at 10 -Paul needs a new heart, but they wont put him on the organ recipient list -all because he has #autism..."
VLOG	The One Where I Talk About Why Talking is Hard
	Teacher immunity ruling sends wrong message in closely watched Fulton County case
APPEAL	URGENT Action Alert: Contact the White House and Department of Labor
	What Does the Research Say About Inclusive Education?
POST	"The @Feministbreeder is the kind of person who frightens me the most..."
BLOG	Stop… and Rail Against Stigma!
BLOG	Emma Discusses Biting
BLOG	Why is Dumb Funny?
BLOG	Love Letters
BLOG	the aRe word: the lecture
BLOG	The Old Man and The See
BLOG	It's Never "Just A..."
BLOG	It's not about political correctness, it's about not being an asshole
BLOG	Chalk Word Lines of Separation
	Trapped by walls of white
BLOG	Revolutionary Love
BLOG	My valentine to ally parents, or why I will always choose love.
	What Musicians Can Tell Us About Dyslexia and the Brain
POST	"Experience teaches. And then, after a while, experience numbs," writes Will Saletan..."
IMAGE	"Non-Compliance is not a disorder. It is self-advocacy."
	Peel board takes #fixtheformula message to school councils, community
	Adult pulls sweater, teeth from 7-year-old student's mouth
BLOG	Calling People the R word
BLOG	Nobody Puts my Baby in a Corner
BLOG	The Ableist Mentality of “No Elevator to Success”
BLOG	I don't respect your (or my) intelligence
BLOG	Deconstructing "Stupid"
BLOG	Autism, Empathy, and The R Word
BLOG	“Crazy”
BLOG	Let's Get Something Straight
BLOG	The Freak Show
BLOG	This isn't a joking matter.
BLOG	Disabled and Differently-Abled
BLOG	Violence in Language: Circling Back to Linguistic Ableism
POST	"The CDSS team supports #PinkShirtDay. Take a stand against bullying!"
POST	"Words mean things. They're pointers. That's the whole reason that we have..."
IMAGE	Privilege
POST	Inclusion: It can be done, and will benefit everyone.
BLOG	Inspiration Porn: Where Gawking, Guilt, and Gratitude Meet
IMAGE	DIVERgent. If you’re not an intersectional feminist, you’re not a feminist
BLOG	Dear Friendly Stranger
	The Inside Story: The Brampton bakery that’s shattering stigmas
BLOG	Making Invisible Disability Visible: Stimming
BLOG	Backish How Feminism Changed Us as Autism Parents
	Sensory Sensitivities:  Understanding Triggers
	Can we end subminimum wage for people with disabilities?
IMAGE	"These autistic children are our authentic children and we owe them unconditional love."
	Person With Down Syndrome ‘Delighted’ To Be Patted On The Head For 245th Time Today
BLOG	Who Should Speak for the Disability Community?
BLOG	What we can learn from the sad story of Marlise Munoz
	Inclusion, Communication and Civil Rights Teacher accused of abusing special needs students
POST	"I’m a person with Down’s syndrome. I think if people with disabilities join together..."
BLOG	The Act of Telling

February also saw another edition of the T-21 Blog Hop...

Thanks to all who participated.

The T-21 Blog Hop will take place every month on the 21st, for three days and will continue to feature advocacy posts from across the disability community.


...And that's the news.  Keep the stories and information coming!