Yearly Archives: 2012

(Blogger’s Note: I wrote this before the shootings in Newton. As will be seen below, there is some discussion about Asperger’s syndrome. At this posting there was some information

In the last blog I talked about how years of efforts to get people with developmental disabilities out of the shadows and into schools and communities are paying off.

I was looking through the news this week for ideas. There were numerous articles about disabilities and developmental disabilities. They touched on a broad range of issues, many of

The US Senate last week rejected a treaty forged in the UN that would apply many of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act throughout most of the

Some of the most impressive images and quotes from Sandy and the election came from Gov. Chris Christie. One in particular captured a message I think worth repeating as

As Sandy roared through I was thinking about all the work Jane Dunhamn and Frank Latham from the Council had done over the past several years to help people

As New Jersey prepares to close two developmental centers–a huge undertaking that is the key to improving the lives of those who live there and the lives of more

There were reports recently about a new study that found that the impact of new definitions for diagnosing autism might not be as dramatic as previously thought http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/health/report-sees-less-impact-in-new-autism-definition.html?smid=pl-share .

Short term New Jersey has some plans in the hopper, most notably the plan to close two developmental centers. Long term though what are we hearing? Federally-based agencies such