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    What is the Orlando Model or CRT?

    The Community Response Team, also known as CRT or the Orlando Model, is a city of Orlando pilot program which is...

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    Suicide the Second Leading Cause of Death for Young People 10 - 24, Before the Pandemic

    More than half of Americans have reported seeking help for mental health services at some point in their lives,...
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    Victories as a Result of the CMHP

    The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Criminal Mental Health Project, also known as the “CMHP” or the “Miami Model”, was...
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    COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health in the Disability Community

    COVID-19 is known to have had an impact on the mental health of the human population overall, and the disability...
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    What is Effective Communication in Law Enforcement?

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that Title II entities "communicate effectively with people who...
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    What are Involuntary Commitment Laws and the Baker Act?

    Involuntary commitment laws are laws that allow a person to receive inpatient care in a psychiatric hospital,...
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    Barriers to Independent Living: Chronic Pain

    Millions of people worldwide experience some type of chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as persistent pain that...
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    Maayan Ziv and Disability Leadership

    Maayan Ziv is an artist, an acclaimed disability advocate, and the founder of a tech company, AccessNow, working...
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    How the Pandemic is Impacting Persons with Mental Illness

    As stigma wanes and people can better discuss mental illness, we learn just how much our environments affect our...
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    Effective Communication: What is PECS and How Does it Work?

    Communication is essential in life, on personal, educational, and professional levels. It is easy to take for...
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    Do All Deaf People Use Sign Language?

    When you encounter someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, your first instinct may be to use your hands to communicate. Maybe you’re fluent in...

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    Do Small Businesses with Fewer Than 15 Employees Have to Be ADA Compliant?

    One in four U.S. adults – or 61 million Americans – has a disability. Each one of those is a potential employee,...
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    The History and Evolution of Disability Models

    A few decades ago, people who were diagnosed with a disability were pigeonholed into a category and often set on a...
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    Autism Representation in the Media — And How It Impacts Real Life

    In the past few years, autism has been in the media more than it ever has before. This is a very positive change —...
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    Examples of Autism Masking

    A while after I wrote my article about autism and masking, I was asked to pen the sequel you’re reading. It's...
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    Lack of Accessibility Can Create Long Term Impact on People with Disabilities

    During the course of our lives, we all encounter challenges and hardships, sometimes severe. People with...
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    What is Crip Time?

    The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
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    A Brief History of the Disability Rights Movement in America

    One in four American adults lives with a disability. People with disabilities constitute the largest minority...
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    Securing Accessibility and Disability Grants for Businesses and Nonprofits to Help Fund Accessibility Initiatives

    All organizations face financial resource pressures at different times. Today’s challenges in particular make it...
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    What is Intersectionality?

    In 2021 it is estimated that over 61 million Americans live with a disability. As the country continues to improve...
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