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fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Wish Book: The Independence Networks gives adult students with disabilities the opportunity to become the teacher

In a portable classroom on the Santa Clara Adult Education campus, Abraham Leza prepares to teach his weekly class just after the Friday lunch hour. He pulls on a black T-shirt embossed with a drawing of a boombox before placing a gold chain around his neck. He makes his way to the head of the classroom, where atop a desk sits a turntable plugged into a laptop, and begins "scratching" out a beat as students file in.
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1 week ago

Share the Spirit: Meet the Bay Area nonprofit creating housing for people with special needs

Irby Ranch and Sunflower Hill provide affordable, independent housing and social programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with plans to expand regionally.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

How one legal team is building support for people with cognitive disabilities

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are overrepresented in prisons, often undiagnosed, and require specialized legal and support responses rather than routine incarceration.
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