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What is inclusion: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Added by My Identity Doctor December 3, 2018

This year’s theme for the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd is “Inclusion is for everybody” [1] What does inclusion mean in a community?

Inclusion is the opposite of segregation. While historically children with disabilities have been educated in separate classrooms or sometimes schools, mo
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness: What is it?

Added by My Identity Doctor August 10, 2018

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a condition that you may not have heard of, but it is the number one genetic cause of death in infancy. [1] SMA can onset at any age, and is staged by the age and functional ability of a person at onset of the disease. [1] While only 1 in 11,000 babies are born with SMA, 1 in 50 Americans are genetic carriers of the disease, though do not have symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy. [1]

What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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