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Down Syndrome International presents the Global Video Event "LET US IN - I WANT TO LEARN!" in partnership with 68 countries for World Down Syndrome Day 2012.

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Autistic Man, Jesse Saperstein Free Falls to End Bullying

2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, General, Think Tank, Video|Tags: all disabilities, anti-bullying, Asperger Syndrome, autism acceptance, autism advocate, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, Free-Falling to End Bullying in 2012, Jesse A. Saperstein, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

Best-selling author, autism advocate and motivational speaker Jesse A. Saperstein is spreading an Anti-Bullying movement across America with his “Free-Falling to End Bullying in 2012” YouTube video hoping to put an end to torment in and out of the classroom.

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Lives Not Worth Living : by Amy Sequenzia

2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, blog, General, Parenting, Politics|Tags: all disabilities, Amy Sequenzia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Candlelit Vigil for Disabled People Murdered by Relatives and Caregivers, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, Disability, down syndrome, epilepsy, George Hodgins, murder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, self-advocacy|

The title of this blog is an expression seen in many blogs written by disabilities advocates and self-advocates. Wasn’t his life worth living? Isn’t mine or the lives of all disabled people? The murder of 22 year-old autistic George Hodgins prompted the latest, very strong protests from the autistic community against the media coverage focused on the “reasons” for the killing, while ignoring George’s, the victim, life.

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Differentiated Instruction in Today’s Classrooms

2012-03-21T08:37:42-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, differentiated instruction, down syndrome, inclusion, inclusive education, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

The IRIS Center is a national center that provides high-quality

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iPad Summer Institute

2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Therapies|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, Augmentative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, inclusion, ipad, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

Blog on the topic of assistive technology, eLearning, mind mapping,

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Never Lose Hope

2012-03-21T10:27:50-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder|

Here is a letter to an individual who believed my

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Are These Good Annual Goals?

2012-03-21T10:28:29-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education, Parenting|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, IEP, Individualized Education Plan, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, Wrights Law|

Is this annual goal written correctly for a high school

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University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Georgetown University

2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Inclusive Education, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, down syndrome, epilepsy, Georgetown University, hearing impairment, inclusion, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resource, resources, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Washington D.C.|

The mission of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental

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Nordic Network on Disability Research

2016-11-10T10:12:16-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, Denmark, Disability, disability research, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, NNDR, Nordic Network on Disability Research, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

NNDR is a multidisciplinary network of disability researchers interested in

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Kathleen McClaskey

2013-06-17T14:27:12-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, Inclusive Education, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, AT resource, AT resources, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, differentiated instruction, down syndrome, edtech, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, ipad, Kathleen McClaskey, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, universal design|

EdTech Evangelist, innovative leader, consultant, presenter and trainer of tools!

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The Center for Courageous Kids

2012-04-09T09:34:46-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Entertainment, General, Lifestyle, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, camps, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, The Center for Courageous Kids|

The Center for Courageous Kids, also known as CCK, is

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Understanding Our Differences

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Inclusive Education, Parenting, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, cerebral palsy, curriculum, disability awareness, down syndrome, Massachusetts, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, Understanding Our Differences|

In 1978, a group of parents of children with disabilities

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Family launches High Court challenge for inclusion

2017-01-16T09:58:36-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Inclusive Education|Tags: down syndrome, inclusion, inclusive education, Ireland|

"This case is about inclusion. "It's about the right

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School principal reprimanded told to work from home as a result of physical altercation with student

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, Wisconsin|

In April 2011 before a classroom of students and a

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New ADA accessibility requirements took effect March 15

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, General, Lifestyle, Politics|Tags: 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Accessibility, ADA, all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Title I and Title II of the ADA of 1990|

For the first time in history public fitness centers, public swimming pools, recreational facilities, parks, golf and mini-golf courses, detention facilities and courtrooms, playrooms and amusement rides must adhere to the governments accessibility requirements. The rules also clarify issues that have come up in the 20 years regarding bathroom dimensions, reach ranges and accesible routes.

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