by Judy Winter | Aug 3, 2022 | Newsworthy
Kudos to Beyonce for recently removing a word considered offensive to the disability community from Track 11 of her new album, Renaissance. The word used, “spaz,” is short for spastic, a medical term used to define specific motor challenges for some people...
by Judy Winter | Aug 1, 2022 | Newsworthy
August, with its claim to all those beautiful, enchanting sunflowers, has arrived. You know what that means. Right? Summer is fading fast! Get out and drink in every sweet seasonal drop while you can. The long-range winter forecast in my part of the country sounds a...
by Judy Winter | Jul 26, 2022 | Newsworthy
Taking time this afternoon to recognize the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA is a civil rights law that according to ADA.gov, prohibits discrimination against people with a disability in employment, transportation, and access to...
by Judy Winter | Jul 20, 2022 | Newsworthy
“I challenge each of you to further my mother’s work and vision-reach out to a person with intellectual disabilities, who every day is looking for hope, love and opportunity.” -Tim Shriver, Chairman, Special Olympics. On this day in 1968 in the city...
by Judy Winter | Jul 18, 2022 | Newsworthy
The new Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 988 hotline is now active. Dialing 988 will allow callers to more easily reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. As of July 16, 2022, the 988 lifeline is now active for all callers across the United States and connects...
by Judy Winter | Jun 27, 2022 | Newsworthy
This past year, I lost my twin sister and remaining sibling, had to put my beloved dog, Jack, to sleep and wondered if I’d ever really be truly productive creatively or happy again. The sense of loss and pain was that deep, unlike anything I had felt since my...
