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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 8 – Friday, September 12

Employment: ‘It means the world’: Special Kneads bakery gives special needs adults jobs – and a purpose (NBC TODAY) The Special Kneads and Treats bakery was created by parents of a young adult with a learning disability to give their … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 23

Human Interest: How a brain treatment for OCD turned a man into a Johnny Cash fanatic (The Washington Post) “A case of musical preference for Johnny Cash following deep brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens,” published in the May issue … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 10 – Friday, March 14

Human Interest: The “boys” in the bunkhouse (The New York Times) Article reports on the abuse and eventual rescue of 21 men with cognitive and developmental disabilities. The men had been underpaid workers in a turkey processing plant and housed … Continue reading

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