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Disability advocates join efforts to halt Atlantas Cop City / Public News Service

By Marianne Dhenin for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Shanteya Hudson for Georgia News Connection reporting for the YES! Media-Public News Service Collaboration When then-Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced in April 2021 that a new law enforcement training complex would be built in the Weelaunee Forest, or South River Forest, in Dekalb County, near Atlanta, Georgia, a diverse coalition of organizers, activists, and other community members formed to oppose the project under the “Stop Cop City” banner. .

Creating a supportive classroom for students with ASD

April is Autism Acceptance Month and as rates grow, support organizations in South Dakota hope more children on the spectrum get the tools they need to succeed in school. Researchers with the Annie E Casey Foundation say nearly 9% of South Dakota students receive special education services due to an autism diagnosis, which is four percentage points higher than a decade ago. Carla Miller, executive director of South Dakota Parent Connection, which works with families of children with disabilities, encouraged parents of children with autism to be proactive with school officials and follow up as needed. .

DNR Commissioner Places Priority on Outdoor Recreational Opportunities for the Mobility Impaired

GA DNR making it easier for people with disabilities be able to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors

The department’s Outdoors Beyond Barriers adaptive program aims to provide the tools and resources for people with access to the outdoors for all Georgians.

GA DNR making it easier for people with disabilities be able to hunt, fish and enjoy the outdoors