Self-advocacy organizations all over the country are losing their funding or having their budgets cut. In some states, self-advocacy groups are struggling to stay alive. Some people say that groups are losing their funding because they just aren’t as effective as they used to be. The Administration on Developmental Disabilities is holding five regional meetings …

Some people within the disability community prefer people first language (e.g. “people with disabilities”) and others prefer disability pride language (e.g. “disabled people”). What is the difference? People First language is part of the history of the disability movement and the idea that and individual should be seen as a full person instead of labeled …