Sensational Futures

"This is immoral. We do not respond to disability discrimination in the way that we should." When a woman who has an intellectual disability was taken to a hosp...ital in a small Oregon town because she had COVID-19, a doctor decided, because of her supposed "low quality of life, to write do-not-resuscitate and do-not-intubate orders. People who worked with the woman were angry and got help. Thanks to the involvement of lawyers working for a disability rights organization, the woman received life-saving treatment. But it seems this is not an isolated case. After efforts by advocates, Oregon has announced new guidelines that emphasize the responsibility of doctors and hospitals not to deny care on the basis of disability. See more

This is so true!

I know one of the speakers and she is amazing!!!

We all carry different plates.

Traditionally, mental health professionals never look at the brain. This means psychiatrists & psychologists must guess when making a diagnosis based solely on symptoms. This results in many children being misdiagnosed and treated with the wrong plan. http://ow.ly/SPMd30rjLIO

THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING A CHILD IN THE WAY THEY LEARN BEST The problem is not the person, he said. It’s a passive learning environment where kids sit still most of day. The problem is equating normal with good. And the problem is stigma and shame from being told you’re the problem.