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Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...with a learning disability. The logic is...comes first, the disability second. Then you..."person with a disability" entirely. You're...it wrong. The disability community itself...emphasized that disability is one part of...of a person's identity, not the sum total....a friend. The disability doesn't erase...It's baked into disability rights law, including...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Supporting Your Other Children: A Family Guide When One Child Has Special Needs
...want to talk about her brother's disability at school because kids ask questions...related to their brother or sister's disability was a major issue. The stress wasn't...major issue. The stress wasn't the disability itself but the questions no one answered,...the questions no one answered, the identity that shrank to "the disabled kid's...
Social Engagement > Discrimination
Recognizing Ableism: How Everyday Microaggressions Harm People with Disabilities
...even though your disability has nothing to do...the language to identify what's happening...The Three Types of Disability Microaggressions....mocking someone's disability are microassaults....demean a person's disability identity, often unintentionally....person's disability identity, often unintentionally....the speaker views disability as tragedy or that...
News > Lifestyle
Disability in Film and TV: A Parent's Guide to Media Representation and Why It Matters
...difference between a tool that builds identity and one that undermines it. Here's...into productive conversations about disability and self-worth. What Authentic Representation...Representation Looks Like. Authentic disability representation has three markers...includes details only someone with that disability would know: how a wheelchair user...
Medical > Psychiatry
The Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Why Teenagers with Disabilities Need Psychiatric Care (And How to Access It)
...disorders occurring alongside the disability. Less than a quarter receive mental...left trying to distinguish between disability-related behavior, typical adolescent...developmental stressors as any adolescent: identity formation, peer relationships, academic...pressure, physical changes. Then add disability-specific layers: chronic pain, social...
Global Insights > Culture
Understanding Disability Culture: Identity, Community, and Pride for Families New to the Conversation
...with a disability." You learned...mentions Disability Pride Month,...model: disability as something...overcome. Disability culture...offers an identity model: disability...model: disability as one characteristic...layer. What Disability Culture...defines disability culture...version: disability culture...includes disability art, disability...disability art, disability history...events like Disability Pride Month...
Research > Genetics
Chromosomal Microarray vs. Whole Genome Sequencing: Which Genetic Test Is Right for Your Child?
...deletions and duplications as small as 50,000 base pairs, which is enough to identify most chromosome disorders. CMA is the test that finds conditions like 22q11.2...a child has autism, developmental delays, or unexplained intellectual disability. Whole exome sequencing (WES) reads the protein-coding portions of your...
Global Insights > Culture
Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV
...another magical cure ending. Your child with a disability asks why the disabled characters on TV don't...character on screen is played by someone without a disability. The question isn't whether to discuss these...What Inspiration Porn Is. The term comes from disability activist Stella Young, who described it as content...
Education > Higher Education
College Disability Resource Centers: How to Register and What Services to Expect
...college, you might assume disability services work like high...class. Colleges don't identify students with disabilities,...you register with the Disability Resource Center. You...from day one. What a Disability Resource Center Does....office dedicated to disability services. The name varies:...services. The name varies: Disability Resource Center (DRC),...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
College with a Learning Difference: A Four-Year High School Preparation Guide
...wait until senior spring to think about college disability services find themselves scrambling for documentation...arrives at college ready. Freshman Year: Name the Disability and Build the Foundation. The work in ninth grade..."By the end of the school year, [student] will identify their learning difference by name and describe...
Social Engagement > Friends and Family
How to Help Your Child with Special Needs Build and Keep Friendships
...connection can happen, then scaffolding it with deliberate practice. That means identifying what your child cares about, choosing the right social setting, practicing...trains. Shared interest is the engine of childhood friendship regardless of disability. A LEGO club, a model railroad group, a gaming community, an art class...
Social Engagement > Community Living
Accessible Housing for People with Disabilities: Finding Funding and Moving In
...problems stacked on top of each other: identifying what "accessible" means for your...what "accessible" means for your disability, locating housing that meets those...the features that matter most by disability type to the funding programs that...or someone with an intellectual disability navigating community life for the...