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Are We Being Heard? Inclusion matters

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     Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.   If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.   We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch base on protesting and having people with disabilities' voices heard.  A group of disabled individuals began protesting the 504 sit-ins on April 5, 1977. protesting in San Francisco to call for increased consideration and accessibility for peop

I'm not an addict, my medications keep me alive!

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   Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.   If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.   We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch base on multiple reasons a person takes medication when dealing with a condition.  Just like some roads can take you to a dead end, life takes us on numerous trips. Your heart starts to race as soon as those seemingly endless roads appear. The phrase

What's Special Education

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  Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.   If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.  We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch on  What's Special Education.  We have touched bases on IEP and the 504 Plan . We haven't talked about Special Education or Sp Ed classes. Hence, what is Special Education?  We will get to that in a minute. But, let's go over a few things