Spread the Word: Stop the 'R-Word'
posted 2/4/10
It's time to STOP use of the R-Word! Take the R-Word pledge
LifeMyWay: Holly's vote is her voice
posted 2/3/10
Did you vote in yesterday's Illinois primary? Read about Holly's voting experience
For Erika, special needs children the greatest gift of all
posted 1/27/10
When Erika woke up in a hospital bed to learn her daughter was born with Down syndrome, she didn't know what to think. This is her story:
The Blueprint: Illinois can do better.
Did you know that over 17,000 Illinoisans with developmental disabilities are stuck on a waiting list for services? We can do better. The Blueprint is a 7-year action plan that would fundamentally reform Illinois’ system by improving integration of community-style services. If enacted, the Blueprint would eliminate the waiting list, modernize state services and make the current system more cost-efficient.
Could genetic learning disorders be reversed?
Daily Herald
2/8/10
WASHINGTON - A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.
Mentally disabled 'self-advocates' oppose use of word 'retarded
By: Michael Alison Chandler
Washington post
2/5/10
A national movement to purge the word "retarded" from lawbooks and medical terminology is nearing success, gaining support this week from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who apologized to advocates for the disabled for using the term during a private meeting last summer.
Rahm! Take the R-word pledge
By: Ed Pilkington
guardian.co.uk
2/4/10
President Obama's enforcer Rahm Emanuel has been pulled up for saying 'retarded'. But the US has huge problems not using the word.