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The Long Lives No One Planned For
CW: Death Across the United States, families are navigating uncharted territory within the world of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are living longer than ever. In 1950, their average life expectancy was about 66 years; by 2007, it had increased to around 78 years. Longer life expectancies have reshaped what…
A Day to Remember—and Protect—Disabled Lives
CW: Fillicide Yesterday was March 1. Every year on March 1, the disability community acknowledges the Disability Day of Mourning. The day acknowledges disabled people who are killed by their parents or other family members. Among developed countries, the United States has the highest rate of child murder. The most common perpetrator of child homicide…
When Caregivers Can’t Afford Care
More than 400 disability advocates, caregivers, and service providers gathered this week in East Syracuse to share a simple but urgent message for lawmakers: invest in the people who make community living possible. The rally, organized by ARC of Onondaga and AccessCNY, urged New York state leaders to increase funding for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)…
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