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NCLD Calls for Juvenile Justice Reform with a New Report, Unlocking Futures: Youth with Learning Disabilities & the Juvenile Justice System

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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities ( NCLD ) calls on the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to improve the Juvenile Justice system by stopping the criminalization and disadvantaging of students with learning disabilities.

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  • The National Center for Learning Disabilities ( NCLD ) calls on the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to improve the Juvenile Justice system by stopping the criminalization and disadvantaging of students with learning disabilities.
  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) calls on the U.S. Department of Education (USED) to improve the Juvenile Justice system by stopping the criminalization and disadvantaging of students with learning disabilities.
  • As part of its new Unlocking Futures report, NCLD highlights that there are nearly 240,000 instances of juvenile detention in the U.S. every year.
  • "This report sheds light on the many ways our juvenile justice system fails youth with disabilities," says Jessica Snydman, policy research associate, at NCLD.

Digitunity Aids People with Disabilities Through Its Digital Opportunity Network

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Monday, August 29, 2022
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About 61 million people in America, 26% of the population, have a disability, according to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.

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  • About 61 million people in America, 26% of the population, have a disability, according to the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.
  • According to a United Nations study on disability and employment, people with disabilities are less likely to be employed.
  • Digitunity reaches communities, including people with disabilities, through its Digital Opportunity Network of more than 1,500 businesses, nonprofits, faith-based groups, schools, government agencies, and technology refurbishers.
  • Since the 1980s, Digitunity has advanced digital inclusion by connecting donors of technology with organizations serving people in need.

Eclipse Senior Living Celebrates National Assisted Living Week

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Monday, September 13, 2021
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LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September is Healthy Aging Month at Eclipse Senior Living .

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  • LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September is Healthy Aging Month at Eclipse Senior Living .
  • As part of the month-long celebration, Eclipses communities will be participating in National Assisted Living Week (September 12 September 18), holding a Fall Prevention Awareness Week (September 20 September 24) and helping people learn how seniors, no matter their age or health, can benefit from the positive mental and physical environment senior living communities can provide.
  • National Assisted Living Week will take place September 12 to 18.
  • The theme for this years National Assisted Living week is Compassion, Community, Caring and through a variety of activities and events at each community, Eclipse residents and team members will focus on honoring and celebrating their resilience despite the challenges of the pandemic.

First-Of-Its-Kind Disability Climate and Culture Survey, Amplify, Now Available

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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According to the Return on Disability Group, 90% of companies state they have diversity initiatives, but only 4% include disability in their diversity programs.

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  • According to the Return on Disability Group, 90% of companies state they have diversity initiatives, but only 4% include disability in their diversity programs.
  • "Companies are unaware of the employment experiences of people with disabilities because disability is too often left out of the broader diversity conversation.," said Meg O'Connell, CEO and Founder, Global Disability Inclusion.
  • Their landmark ten-year study, The State of Disability Employee Engagement , includes responses from 12 million people across the globe.
  • Global Disability Inclusion, LLC is changing the way the world perceives disability.