Wednesday, October 2, 2013

In the News - September 2013

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

Legend:
AUDIOindicates 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
LAWS indicates a new piece of legislation
LINKS indicates links or resource materials
PHOTOS indicates photos
POLL *NEW!* indicates an online survey
STUDY indicates a study or discovery
THREAD indicates an online discussion thread
VIDEO indicates a video or movie



Why People Have Such High Expectations of Parents of Children with Special Needs


VIDEO
“Don’t give up”: With family’s help, Latina with autism is in college, pursuing career

BLOG
Disabled People As A Test of Character: The Guinness Commercial
BLOG
Ode to the Stim: the printable sequel

'Of course we will help her at home, but I want to be Emer's mam, not her teacher'
LINKS
BLOG
Smoochie Paraplegic Cat: When Disability Tropes Take on a Life of Their Own
VIDEO

VIDEORobert "Ethan" Saylor's Family will deliver petition signatures to Governor
VIDEO



BLOG
Defending The R-Word
Bodies and Behaviors
POLLShould the governor open an independent investigation into the death of Robert Ethan Saylor?
BLOG

Action Alert: Contact Governor O’Malley of Maryland
to Demand an Independent Investigation Regarding the
Death of Ethan Saylor - See more at: http://www.ndss.org/About-NDSS/Newsroom/Recent-News/Action-Alert-Ethan-Saylor-Update/#sthash.2UoMhRDE.dpuf
Duncan wants to end test for disabled students that California overused
BLOG
Revolution!
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG
Dirty Words: Autism Lingo
Like A Person
BLOG
BLOG
VIDEO

VIDEO

Toronto police pushed man out of wheelchair, rights complaint alleges
BLOG

VIDEO
BLOG
Aspergers unmasked
BLOG
Disability as Disaster
BLOG
Drawing No Lines
BLOG
BLOG
Beyond The Gift
BLOG
BLOG
LINKS
LINKS
Apps for Students With LD: Having Fun
LINKSCanadian Journal of Disability Studies
BLOG
On the Topic of Violence…

APPEAL
VIDEO

Silencing” the extra 21st chromosome
EVENT
VIDEO
B.C. woman with muscular dystrophy stuck in a care home due to government red tape
BLOG

BLOG
VIDEO


BLOG
Sincere Support
CASE
An update on the Huronia Regional Class Action Suit

BLOG
BLOG
Autistic Twins
AUDIO
Mother says autism intolerance more common than people think
BLOG
BLOG
BLOG


4 Countries With the Right Approach to Dementia Care

How To Help Sensory Sensitivity
Angela Bachiller, the World’s First Person with Down Syndrome to Hold Public Office


Older people with autism in Scotland 'invisible'

If A Parent Murders An Autistic Child, Who Is To Blame?

BLOG
Enforcing Shame Through Ableism

BLOG
bits and pieces
BLOG
Two Little Girls

The 2013 VATTA Committee

VIDEO
BLOG
I’m Not Here for Your Inspiration, and Neither is Michael J. Fox
BLOG
To the International Paralympic Committee: Let Victoria Arlen Compete

Intervention: Damaging for Autistic Children

Different

PAKISTAN: Focus on rat-children

A Code For Pirates


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

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