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Sexual Assault and Ableism in Martin de Porres Academy

2016-11-10T10:11:54-05:00By Sarah Levis|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Sarah Levis|Tags: abuse, all disabilities, cross disability, intellectual disability, Martin de Porres Academy, New York, physical abuse, Sarah Levis, school, teens|

K.J. told police that she said "No" and "Stop" when the three ninth grade boys sexually assaulted her. She had to be physically assaulted to keep from escaping. But, because K.J. and her attackers were labeled with IQs below 50 the sex is considered "consensual".

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Feds eye NY school’s treatment of disabled student

2016-03-30T15:38:55-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Abuse and Bullying, Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, ataxic cerebral palsy, cerebral palsy, cp, discrimination, New York|

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice

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Lawsuit Says Special Needs Student Raped in NYC-area Classroom

2013-01-15T17:02:32-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, Featured (Homepage), General|Tags: abuse, all disabilities, all disabilities, New York, rape, special needs|

A 15 year old special education student was gang-raped in

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Calm and Soft but Full of Energy: Thoughts on “the event of a thread”

Calm and Soft but Full of Energy: Thoughts on “the event of a thread”

2016-11-10T10:12:00-05:00By Lauri Swann Hunt|Categories: blog, General, Lifestyle, Parenting Newsletter|Tags: all disabilities, Anne Hamilton, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cross disability, Henry, New York, New York City, Park Avenue Armory, sensory friendly, the event of a thread|

We went to see Anne Hamilton's: the event of a

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NYC to Integrate Special Ed Students into Regular Classrooms

2012-12-16T00:18:31-05:00By Ollibean|Categories: Articles, General, Inclusive Education|Tags: all disabilities, all disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, education, ESE, inclusion, learning disabilities, medically fragile, mitochondrial disorders, muscular dystrophies, New York, New York City, rare or undiagnosed disorders, spinal muscular atrophy|

New York City’s pilot for special education inclusion has moved

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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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Advocates for Children of New York

2013-06-17T15:09:06-04:00By Ollibean|Categories: Advocacy, Inclusive Education, Resources|Tags: Advocates for Children of New York, all disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, cerebral palsy, Deaf Hard of Hearing, developmental disabilities, down syndrome, epilepsy, hearing impairment, muscular dystrophies, New York, rare or undiagnosed disorders, resources, spinal muscular atrophy|

At Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), we are

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