The Abilities Expo 2022
Earlier this month, the staff members of Rolling Start Inc. all went to the Abilities Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. We saw all kinds of amazing vendors and exhibits. Here is a video of some of the great booths that we interacted with. Be sure to look them up if you saw anything that interested you and look out for the expo next year so you don’t miss out!
DOT to Host Public Meeting on Air Travel by Wheelchair Users
The U.S. Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual public meeting regarding air travel by persons who use wheelchairs on March 24, 2022. During this meeting, there will be an opportunity to listen and learn from persons who use wheelchairs on the difficulties that they encounter during air travel and for airlines to discuss both the challenges that they face in providing accessible air transportation and the actions that they are taking or plan to take to improve the air travel environment. The meeting will better enable the Department to move expeditiously on any necessary action to advance safe accommodations for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs.
This meeting will be held via Zoom Video Webinar, and is scheduled for March 24, 2022 from 10:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern. The meeting is open to the public subject to any technical and / or capacity limitations. CART and ASL interpretation will be provided; requests for additional disability-related accommodations must be sent to [email protected] by March 21, 2022.
Actions to take before and during the DOT Meeting:
Actions to take after the DOT Meeting:
Important social media handles:
Department of Transportation
Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Airlines for America
International Air Transport Association
Important hashtags:
Today is World Down Syndrome Day
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.
The date for WDSD being the 21st day of the 3rd month, was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome.
Down syndrome (or Trisomy 21) is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition, being universally present across racial, gender or socioeconomic lines in approximately 1 in 800 live births, although there is considerable variation worldwide. Down syndrome usually causes varying degrees of intellectual and physical disability and associated medical issues.
Go to the World Down Syndrome Day website to learn more about advocating for the rights of people with Down syndrome and more!
The best way to promote awareness of Down syndrome is for people with Down syndrome to share their own stories in their own words with the hashtag below.
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
Online toolkit
The CDC has released an online tool kit which contains guidance tools to help people with disabilities and those who serve or care for them make decisions, protect their health, and communicate with their communities. It contains PDFs with information about vaccinations, guidance, planning, and other Covid related web resources. There is also a link to a PDF with information on how to access and use the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL).
Don’t forget!
Make sure to set your clocks this coming weekend. Sunday, March 13th is Daylight Savings Time! “Spring Forward” one hour at 2am.
Worlds Imagined
Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and its partners collaborate to observe Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). The social media campaign highlights the many ways in which people with and without disabilities come together to form strong, diverse communities. The campaign seeks to raise awareness about the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all aspects of community life, as well as awareness of the barriers that people with disabilities still sometimes face in connecting to the communities in which they live.
The 2022 theme, Worlds Imagined, focuses on how the world is changing as we move through and beyond the pandemic. With this theme, NACDD plans to highlight intersectionality and disability, as well as how people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) are living longer and more productive lives than ever before. The 2022 DDAM theme encourages exploration of new and ever-changing opportunities.
Source: Administration for Community Living, Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2022 (March 1, 2022)
#DDawareness2022 (NACDD full tag)
#DDAM2022 (NACDD short-form tag)
#WorldsImagined (NACDD theme-specific tag)
#DevelopmentalDisabilities (tag to reach a wider audience)
This year’s social media campaign features the artwork of Calvin “Sonny” Clarke from the studio, Art Enables, in Washington, DC.
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