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ASAN: Urge For the Ban on Aversives in Massachusetts!

Friday, May 18th, 2012

This action alert is from ASAN: Urge For the Ban on Aversives in Massachusetts! Tomorrow, May 18th, 2012, Massachusetts State Senator Brian Joyce will be filing two amendments to the Senate Ways & Means Budget currently pending in the Massachusetts State Senate. One of these amendments calls for a complete ban of aversives – also [...]

Deficit, Difference, or Both? Autism and Neurodiversity

Friday, May 11th, 2012

A pubmed abstract out this week Deficit, Difference, or Both? Autism and Neurodiversity brings the fourth entry in pubmed using the term “neurodiversity”. One other paper is in Portuguese, and another is from Sweden. That said, I am looking forward to reading this study. I say looking forward because when I checked the the full [...]

President Obama Tells The Arc, Disability Community “I’ve Got Your Back”

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Barack Obama, President of the United States, made a surprise visit to a White House Community Leaders Briefing for The Arc. Here is the press release on the event from The Arc: Washington, DC – Today, 150 leaders of The Arc from across the country met with a variety of senior White House officials at [...]

Epilepsy Foundation Touching Lives fundraiser

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Below is a letter from the Epilepsy Foundation discussing their Fundraiser. I know you are extra special. You have compassion for people with epilepsy. You’ve shown it through your support of the Epilepy Foundation. Thank you so much. I want to tell you about another way you can touch even more lives this holiday season. [...]

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