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World Autism Day and Autism Acceptance Month

April 2, 2021 by Patrick Cokley

The entire month of April is also designated as Autism Acceptance Month. This annual recognition is not only to make all communities aware of the contribution and value of individuals with autism but also a time in which individuals are encouraged to spread awareness, and promote acceptance understanding that all people live on the bread spectrum of neurodiversity. We are excited to share some wonderful voices of autistic identity and neurodiversity as we spread awareness, promote acceptance, and ignite change.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Awareness Month, autistics

Celebrating April as Autism Acceptance/Awareness Month!

April 7, 2020 by Patrick Cokley

April is Autism Acceptance Month. During this time we recognize the importance of creating an inclusive society that values neurodiversity, and the benefit that all of us have when we can bring our whole selves to school, work and our community. In this month’s blog, Jonathan Kratchman talks about how being autistic has been a challenge and a benefit in his personal and professional life.

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: AAPD, Anthem, autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Awareness Month, autistics, EagletonInstitute, HealthCore, Jonathan Kratchman, NCIL, NDRN, Rutgers, TASH

What We’re Reading: November 25, 2019

November 25, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

Gig Economy Compounds Problems for Disabled Workers, Azza Altiraifi Says | Bloomberg   In this edition of "Bloomberg Equality," Azza Altiraifi, Disability Justice Initiative research associate, discusses the challenges and biases that permeate the gig economy with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close." (Source: Bloomberg) International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day | American [...]

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Filed Under: Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Election Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Suicide, Support Communities, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Australia, autism, Daily Cardinal, First Peoples, Gig economy, Harry Reid, Older Mexican Americans, Stacey Abrams, Suicide, Suicide Prevention, WAWA

What We’re Reading, May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

What we’re reading is our weekly round up of news articles and events that were important to us. Catch up on the latest on aging, LTSS and disability!

Filed Under: Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Self-Directed Services, Social Activity, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: Accessible gaming, accessible parks, autism, Autistic kids, Chair Chats, Doris Day, e-scooters, Education, George Washington University, guide dogs, Long Term Care, Older Americans Month, parents with disabilities, school shootings, Sesame Street

Autism Acceptance in April

April 22, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

During Autism Acceptance Month, we remember that Autism is a natural part of the life experience, and we can do our part to design and promote spaces, both physical and otherwise, that don’t exclude individuals with different sensory experiences or who process things differently, but instead find ways to better engage and support people in
multiple ways

Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: autism, Autism Acceptance Month, autistic people, Julia, Sesame Street

What We’re Reading, April 15, 2019

April 15, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

Trying to think about work, but all you can see is Bran Stark’s contempt? We’ve got last weeks articles on aging and disability so you don’t need to consult the 3 eyed raven.

Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Legislation & Policy, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Nursing Homes, Social Activity, Suicide, Technology, Transportation, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible transportation, aging, Aging in Place, autism, Autism Society, Campaign for Disability Employment, Fentanyl, Haley Moss, LGBTQ, lonliness, Lyft, Rideshare, Shaquem Griffin, Socaiel Security, Tenn Care, uber

What We’re Reading: March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

Bankrupt vets can lose their disability benefits. This new effort would protect them. | Military Times Two senators just introduced a bill designed to shield veterans’ disability benefits from debt collectors. When a disabled vet declares bankruptcy currently, the law allows debtors to count a veteran’s disability benefits as disposable income, allowing them to seize [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Disability Issues, Health Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid, News, Technology, What We're Reading Tagged With: aging parents, Alzheimer's Disease, anti-vaxers, autism, dementia, DREDF, Drew Barrymore, electric scooters, Health care, measles, vaccines and autism, veterans with disabilities

What We’re Reading: February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019 by Patrick Cokley

The Alarming Future For An Aging Workforce | Forbes When the late Dr. Robert N. Butler coined the term ageism in 1968, he intended to raise awareness of the blatant denigration of the aging population. Butler, the first to publicize age-related stereotyping, focused his life on changing negative perceptions society levied against an aging cohort. [...]

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Filed Under: Alzheimers & Dementia, Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Hospice, Mental Health, News, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessibility, aging, aging workdorces, Alzheimer's Disease, anti-vaxxers, autism, Mental Health, Rubella, Sacramento, U. S. Census Bureau

Beyond Awareness: A Rallying Cry for Acceptance and Inclusion

April 18, 2018 by Patrick Cokley

"Intersectionality, as coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw and rooted in a longer history of black feminism, helps us understand that discrimination against autistic people who experience more than one kind of marginalization will look different than it does for autistic people who don't. This Autism Acceptance Month, we join our community members in recognizing the voices [...]

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Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Events, Issue Spotlight, Mental Health, News, Uncategorized Tagged With: ASAN, autism, Autism Acceptance Month, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Women's Network, autistic, Autistic self Advocacy Network, intersectionality, Julia Bascom, Morenike Onaiwu, Sharon DaVanport

What We’re Reading: January 9, 2018

January 8, 2018 by Patrick Cokley

PCA's Joe Snyder, an expert on aging, retires - and finds applying for Medicare 'maddening' | Philadelphia Inquirer After his childhood best friend Cecil Green Jr. died in May, Joe Snyder realized he was done working. Green’s passing at age 62 occurred “even though he ate right and worked out all the time,” said Snyder, [...]

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Filed Under: Affordable Care Act (ACA), Alzheimers & Dementia, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Caregivers, Developmental Disabilities, Disability Issues, Diversity, Employment, Health Insurance, Housing, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, News, Social Activity, Social Security, What We're Reading Tagged With: accessible homes, ADA, Aging in Place, aging parents, air quality, Amazon, autism, Developmental Disabilites, Disability employment, Emily Harvey, financial planning, George HW Bush, Id/DD, Law Enforcement, Medicaid, Medicare, older americans, Paralympics

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