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There are several unique focuses for 2025. I covered the first 12 in Part One. The following are the rest I have discovered for this year. As with all issues of LEEP Ink, the following descriptions are a...
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In 1987 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March "Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month."
The deinstitutionalization movement of the seventies and early eighties laid the foundation for significant social change. This presidential proclamation called upon Americans to provide the "encouragement and opportunities" necessary for people with developmental disabilities to reach their potential.
As those citizens began living within the general community in more significant numbers, programs to provide career planning, job coaching, and supported employment began to emerge. The idea that individuals with developmental disabilities could become productive workforce members was new to many people, and entrenched preconceptions had to be overcome. Advocates recognized a moral imperative to engage individuals with developmental – and other – disabilities. With the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, workplace discrimination against people with disabilities became sanctionable.
The Special Needs Alliance was formed in 2002 by a core group of prominent disability and elder law attorneys who recognized the unique planning needs of younger individuals with disabilities and their families. While the SNA now has members in 47 states, the organization continues to limit membership to those with proven credentials in disability law and advocacy.
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