NY Education Dept. Presents Proposals to Limit Physical Restraint on School Kids
Right on schedule, the New York State Education Department has proposed “clarifying” and adding [...]
Bloom Blog Essay a Moving Look at Two Autistic Girls Struggling to Be Seen
First, a suggestion: Check out the Bloom blog, run by Louise Kinross and produced [...]
UN Off Track in Reaching 2030 Education Goal for Young Children with Disabilities
The United Nations is falling way short of its 2030 goal of an inclusive [...]
More News to Know for Week Ending April 22, 2023
Vogue's "Reframing Fashion: Dynamic, Daring & Disabled Issue," CDC finds that "profound" autism affects [...]
Home-Based Crisis Intervention in NY to Get Two Teams Dedicated to Youth with DD
In a first, New York's Home-Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI) program is creating two teams [...]
Big Money Earmarked for Transition Planning (Plus More Transition News)
Grants from the U.S. Dept. of Education totaling $224 million are now available to [...]
Adaptive Hiking Program Comes to Westchester Parks
A new adaptive hike initiative from the Westchester Parks Foundation features a free "All-Terrain [...]
Are You Ableist?: A Quiz to Understand Disability Bias from the Washington Post
First, a definition. "Ableism" is a set of beliefs or practices that devalue and [...]
Kids with Autism Narrate NYC Subway Announcements Throughout April
Eleven New York City subway stations, including transit hub Times Square, are playing MTA [...]
This Year’s White House Easter Egg Roll Had an Under-Hyped ‘Sensory Friendly’ Hour
I've never been, but the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, with its activities [...]