[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fwd: AAPD Disability Weekly 5/9

[Carlos Montas]

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> Date: May 9, 2014 at 3:16:43 PM EDT
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> Subject: AAPD Disability Weekly 5/9
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> Happening at AAPD
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> AAPD Board Members quoted in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article 
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> AAPD Board Members Tony Coelho and Joyce Bender were quoted in an article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act which requires federal contractors to set a 7 percent aspirational hiring target for people with disabilities. The article discusses how the initiative has improved employment opportunities for people with disabilities. 
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> Mark's Weekly Message: "End the Awkward" Campaign
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> In this week's message, Mark discusses a new advertising campaign from the UK disability organization Scope, that aims to "end the awkward" when it comes to interacting with people with disabilities. Scope created three funny videos that demonstrate what to do in to not be awkward when interacting with a person with a disability. 
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> In the News
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> Baptist leader urges better police training about how to interact with mentally ill. 
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> How Misunderstanding Disability Leads to Police Violence. The Atlantic (5/6)
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> Congressmen introduce competing mental health bills. USA TODAY (5/8)
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> Helping the children in Ukraine. Chicago Tribune (5/8)
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> Gallaudet’s Talaat could join rare group as deaf NFL player. 
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