Economic Outlook Remains Positive, but homeless numbers increase. Time to Update the Mental Health Services Act. November 23, 2015. Last week two very important sets of numbers were released showing the disconnect …
Category Archives: Disability
Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and GAD …
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) was developed in the USA as a valuable screening tool for detecting GAD in primary care patients [15]. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2) is a short version of the tool …
ACTION ALERT! Pennsylvania Legislature Considering Plan to …
The Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania recognizes that many school districts fall short on delivering the promise of a Free Appropriate Public Education to students, but eliminating the Act I special education exception …
Disability rights advocate: Abandoned, neglected and …
Disability rights advocate: Abandoned, neglected and brokenhearted after Canadian Assisted Death decision. Editor's note. The following letter was composed by disability rights activist Steven Passmore. Right Honourable …
Haben Girma, deaf-blind disability rights advocate | PETER BOWES
Haben Girma, a deaf blind disability rights advocate, has a powerful message about access to education and technology for the disabled. Haben uses a digital Braille system to communicate and was the first deaf blind student …