In the News - April 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 April 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	What Good Does Autism Awareness Do?  It Doesn't
IMAGE	"Text Reads: Autism "Awareness" Month: The month that Autism $peaks..."
BLOG	Awareness Sucks
POST	"Top Ten Things I want you to be Aware of on Autism Awareness Day:..."
IMAGE	"#boycottautismspeaks I am grateful for parents and allies who actually "get it" and..."
IMAGE	"My Plan B is to stick to Plan A and fight for Social Justice...  There is no Plan B!"
	I will not 'Light it up Blue'
	"He Had Fresh Head Injuries": What Ohio Has Been Doing to Mentally Ill Boys
APPEAL	Sesame Street:  Reconsider Partnership with Autism Speaks
BLOG	Snow
BLOG	Prelude
POST	From one year ago: The Surgical Suite
BLOG	Circle of the Sun
	Autism Acceptance Month 2014: Cynthia Kim
IMAGE	"The nondisabled world tells disabled people generally that our lot is unavoidably tragic, ..."
BLOG	Words
IMAGE	Did you know?  Stimming:  Usually NOT harmful - the repetitive movement of body and...
	Special-Ed Student Who Recorded Bullies Accused of Felony Wiretapping
POST	“Functioning labels are insulting to me. And people like me do not like to have others label..."
BLOG	April is Autism Speaks Awareness Month
	The death no one cares about
VIDEO	Gavin McInnes on Hannity Show Compares Al Sharpton to a 'Retard' and a Person w/Down Syndrome
BLOG	Happy Easter!
	Washington State couple starved disabled teen, stole welfare money meant for her care: cops
BLOG	Panis Angelicus
	Autonomy and relationships among ‘good life’ goals
BLOG	I Am More Than An Empty Wheelchair: Speaking Up Against Ableism
BLOG	Spring Clean Up
POST	"Watching the news. A story comes on about "classroom evacuations" that are... "
BLOG	Expressions of PosAutivity #AutismPositivity2014
BLOG	Awareness v. Acceptance: Does It Matter? Article for PACLA Magazine @Aut_Love_Accept
BLOG	Everybody and their Frog: Parenting Autistic Children with Love and Acceptance
APPEAL	Investigate Autism Speaks for unlawful & Unethical Activity
	Autism advocates should promote acceptance, not fear
POST	@SOOntario given chq from @PeelPoliceMedia & @CarPride, 11 Div ran a successful Charity Car Wash raising $14,000
	My Name is David Heller, Class of 2018, The College of New Jersey, and I Want to Tell You, “Nothing Is Impossible”
	Why Ont. students with special education needs are being told to stay home
BLOG	Having THE Conversation & Parenting
BLOG	Yes, That Too: Expressing PosAutivity MY way #AutismFlashblog2014
BLOG	Shaping Clay's Expressions of PosAutivity: #AutismPositivity2014
BLOG	Autism Graphics
BLOG	S.R. Salas | Autism Blog: Expressions of PosAutivity #AutismPositivity2014
BLOG	Behavior is Communication: Are You Listening?
	How a Special Needs Kid Gets Handcuffed and Thrown in Jail "For Her Own Good"

April 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!