Let's Retire The Word- "Retard "

        

                     

1.      "Retard" and other derogatory terms that refer to children and adults with disabilities should be banned or retired from our vocabulary. People who have disabilities are no different from the rest of us,  they just have a few different challenges .

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 For more info, check out r-word.org

    3.       Some terms to replace the r word and similar terms via the National Inclusion Project; 
                    People First Language



 



   

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Charity Tweet Contest Extended: Million Dollar Charity Wish

          If you had a million dollars and could only give it to a trustworthy cause (like the ones below this post), what charity would it be? Here's your chance to share it publicly; 

• For example, my tweet is; @Appls4aCause my #milliondollarwish would be to build a branch office in Chattanooga 4 @includingkids
• Tweets must be completed by December 31st, 2013 @ 11:49 PM EDT. 
• Those who have the 3 most popular tweets will win a guest post here to expand on their tweet and a 10 dollar donation to their charity. 

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Great Autism Resources

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English: Logo of World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, by UN (United Nations). Português: Logo do Dia Mundial de Conscientização do Autismo, 2 de Abril, criado pela ONU (Organizações das Nações Unidas). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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• http://www.aplschool.org/The Academy for Precision Learning
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A Simple Birthday Wish

           As the song says, "Time keeps on slipping, slipping into the future.  ¹" It's hard to believe, but my 45th birthday comes up on the last week of this month. I'm not asking for gifts or money, just for you to do the following for at least the next 30 days; 

1. Go to GoodSearch.com and sign in with your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Yahoo account
2. Choose "The National Inclusion Project" as your cause .
3. Use GoodSearch as your search provider,  and every search equals a penny for your cause.  
4. After using GoodSearch for the first time or for this, please tweet, " I celebrated @ccol4him's birthday by using GoodSearch for @includingkids. http://is.gd/keyize "

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•  About GoodSearch

  Here's an easy way to raise money for your favorite cause. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search!
  In addition, do all of your shopping through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 2,600 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to the charity or school of your choice. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to your cause!
  You can also enroll in the GoodDining program. Eat at over 10,000 participating restaurants nationwide and you can earn up to 6% of every dollar spent on the meal as a donation for your charity or school.
  Here's the web site — http://www.goodsearch.com/. You can also read about GoodSearch in the NY Times, Oprah Magazine, CNN, ABC News and the Wall Street Journal. 

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