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

Education: No longer ‘falling off the cliff’ (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Cutting Edge is a program that aims to provide a college experience to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Every year, Edgewood admits a small cohort of students … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, October 6 – Friday, October 10

Human Interest: A couple gaining independence, and finding a bond (The New York Times) A couple about to wed met five years ago at a sheltered workshop in North Providence, RI, where people with intellectual disabilities performed repetitive jobs for … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27

Human Interest: Worshippers with disabilities search for acceptance (Disability Scoop) Fifty million Americans have some form of disability, yet those numbers are not reflected in the church pews, as accommodations for people with physical and mental disabilities in houses of … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 12 – Friday, May 16

Human Interest: A man became a math wiz after suffering brain injuries. Researchers think they know why. (The Washington Post) A severe concussion has turned a furniture salesman from Tacoma, Washington into a mathematical genius who sees the world through … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 31 – Friday, April 4

Human Interest: Snowboarder’s traumatic brain injury inspires awareness for other survivors  (Fox News) A snowboarder, whose chance to participate in the 2010 Winter Olympics ended when he sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) shortly before the games, has launched a … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21

Disability Awareness: Friday marks World Down Syndrome Day (9News, Denver, CO) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which someone has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. As a play on numbers, March 21 is World Down Syndrome … Continue reading

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