“I wish you were dead.” It is a terrible thing to say or even think to another human being. Imagine it being said to a young person with a disability. Now imagine someone following through on that threat. Now imagine them receiving no condemnation for the action. That was the case of George Hodgins,...
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Considering Autism Awareness Month is April, I thought it might be useful to have a post to talk about it. Let me take a moment to be frank, Autism is a “popular” topic in Washington DC and a popular cause in Congress. And I say that in not a fully “positive” way. Legislators want...
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Written by Tiffany Huggard-Lee for Day in Washington. The use of service animals has been increasing, and as a result, service animals have been in the news a lot lately. Sometimes, this is a good thing, such as when the articles lead to an increased public awareness of the rights of service animal users,...
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Day in Washington is exceedingly proud to be hosting Disability Blog Carnival #47 – Policy. There were a number of great submissions and as you can see, I got somewhat carried away reading the work of so many wonderful bloggers. I hope you will forgive my indulgence and definitely take a look at what...
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