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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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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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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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Best Buddies Friendship Walk, April 21, 2012 : 12:00 pm-4:00 pm

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Entertainment, Events, General, Lifestyle|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Best Buddies, Best Buddies Friendship Walk, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, medically complex, rare or undiagnosed disorder, Tampa|

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is a fun-filled community fundraiser

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The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies

2013-12-30T18:16:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Politics, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: ADD, advocacy resource, all disabilities, and Disability Studies, asperger's syndrome, cerebral palsy, cross disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, diversity, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, inclusion, law, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, New York, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resource, spinal muscular atrophy, Syracuse, Syracuse University, The Center on Human Policy, University of Syracuse|

The Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies (CHPLDS)

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National Disability Rights Network

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Lifestyle, Politics, Resources|Tags: advocacy resource, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, National Disability Rights Network, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, The Protection and Advocacy Network|

NDRN’s mission is to promote the integrity and capacity of

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A dark legacy of forced sterilizations

2012-03-18T10:29:41-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Medical|Tags: all disabilities, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, forced sterilizations, growth attenuation, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy|

Sterilization victims seek compensation STORY HIGHLIGHTS California forcibly sterilized 20,000

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Institute on Human Development and Disability

2013-06-17T14:32:39-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Resources|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Georgia, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, the Institute on Human Development and Disability, UGA|

The Institute on Human Development and Disabililty (IHDD) has been

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Acceptance

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Amy Sequenzia|Categories: Advocacy, Amy Sequenzia, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Think Tank|Tags: "My Voice Autism Life and Dreams", acceptance, all disabilities, all kids, Amy Sequenzia, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean, Ollibean Think Tank, poetry, self-advocacy, self-advocate, spinal muscular atrophy|

Welcome new Ollibean writer, Amy Sequenzia! We know you're going

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A D A Audio Conference Series

2013-06-17T14:36:07-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Assistive Technology, General, Inclusive Education, Resources|Tags: ADA, all disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Online learning, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, webinar|

The ADA Audio Conference Series provides in-depth information on the

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Extreme Kids & Crew

2013-06-17T14:40:31-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Entertainment, General, Lifestyle, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, brooklyn, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, Disability, down syndrome, epilepsy, Extreme Kids & Crew, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophyall disabilities|

Extreme Kids & Crew is a parent-run non profit dedicated

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2012 Accessible Technology Webinar Series

2013-06-17T14:40:57-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Assistive Technology, General, Resources|Tags: 2012 Accessible Technology Webinar Series, ADA, ADA National Network, all disabilities, AT resources, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, webinar|

All sessions are free and scheduled for 2-3:30pm Eastern/1-2:30pm Central/12-1:30pm

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P2PUSA::Parent to Parent USA

2016-11-10T10:12:17-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Parenting, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Parent to Parent, parenting resource, parenting resources, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, support groups|

Emotional & Informational support for families of children who have

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Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

2013-06-17T14:42:26-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resources, spinal muscular atrophy|

A society where all people are valued and respected, and

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UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

2013-06-17T14:43:23-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Politics, Resources|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, human rights, inclusion, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resources, self-advocacy, spinal muscular atrophy, UNESCO, United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization|

UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations,

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SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD 03.07.12

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Lifestyle, Parenting, Politics|Tags: 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 disorder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, Spreadthewordtoendtheword|

Respectful and inclusive language is essential to the movement for the dignity and humanity of people with all disabilities. However, much of society does not recognize the hurtful, dehumanizing and exclusive effects of the word “retard(ed).” It is time to address the minority slur “retard(ed)” and raise the consciousness of society to its hurtful effects.

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Challenger Division

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Entertainment, General, Lifestyle, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, baseball, cerebral palsy, Challenger Baseball, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, sports|

The Challenger Division was established in 1989 as a separate

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The Miracle League

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Entertainment, General, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, baseball, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, sports, The Miracle League|

The Miracle League is proud to serve over 200,000 children

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World Institute on Disability

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Resources|Tags: all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, resources, spinal muscular atrophy, WID, World Institute on Disability|

The mission of the World Institute on Disability (WID) in

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Don’t Play Me Pay Me

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Entertainment, General, Lifestyle, Resources, Resources We Love|Tags: acting, all disabilities, all kids, Attention Deficit Disorders, cerebral palsy, cross disability, Don't Play Me Pay Me, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, learning disabilities, Lizzy Clark, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, rare or undiagnosed disorder, representation, resource, resources, spinal muscular atrophy|

The Don't Play Me Pay Me campaign seeks to: Actively

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GCAC Presents: VSA Ohio at the intersection of art and disability

2012-03-18T13:03:09-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Articles, General, Lifestyle, Politics|Tags: all disabilities, Americans with Disabilities Act, art, cerebral palsy, Disability, down syndrome, GCAC, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ohio, rare or undiagnosed disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, VSA|

Since its founding in 1986, VSA Ohio has evolved to

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Sign up and Ollibean gives to a child in Nepal. It’s that easy.

Sign up and Ollibean gives to a child in Nepal. It’s that easy.

2016-11-10T10:12:18-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, Assistive Technology, blog, Cross Disability, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Editor's Picks, General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Ollibean Foundation|Tags: AAC, all disabilities, all kids, allofakind, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Createch, Deaf Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, learning disabilities, medically complex, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, Nepal, NepalSEEDS, OLE Nepal, Ollibean, OlliNepal, rare or undiagnosed disorder, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

Want to help kids in Nepal? We’re making it super easy. For every person that joins our community we will donate $2 to support children in Nepal.You can also enter for a chance to win an iPad**. Now share this with everyone you know and show the world how easy it is to make a difference.

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OlliNepal: Why Nepal ?

2016-11-10T10:12:19-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, blog, General|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, all kids, allofakind, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, inclusion, ipad, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Nepal, OlliNepal, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

You can help kids with diffabilities in Nepal. We’re making it super easy. For person that joins our community we will donate $2 to support children in Nepal.You’ll also be entered for a chance to win an iPad at the same time. Now share this with everyone you know and show the world how easy it is to make a difference.

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A little bit about us

2016-11-10T10:12:19-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: blog, General|Tags: about us, all disabilities, all kids, allofakind, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

It's hard to convey all that we want you to know "about us" in a paragraph., hard to explain the million and one reasons we're so passionate about Ollibean and how much we want you involved in our community. We hope this does it. We'd love to hear an "about us" about you. Shoot a video response and send it to us at olli@ollibean.com or post to our youtube account. We'll send an Ollibean tshirt to the first 20.

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Amy Sequenzia “Be Proud of Who You Are”

2016-11-10T10:12:19-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, General, Parenting|Tags: "My Voice Autism Life and Dreams", "MY VOICE: Autism, advocacy, all disabilities, all kids, Amy Sequenzia, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, Food allergies, hearing impairment, learning disabilities, medically complex, muscular dystrophies, Ollibean Think Tank, parenting, poetry, presume competence, rare or undiagnosed disorders, self-advocate, spinal muscular atrophy, visual impairment|

"Feeling sorry for our disabilities means not accepting ourselves. I feel sorry because disabilities rights are still lacking, not because I am disabled. My message is, hopefully, about our strength and similarities". Amy Sequenzia

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