A new nonverbal communication board was unveiled at Blandair Park playground in Howard County, April 16, 2021.
Two nonverbal communication boards were unveiled at Blandair Park in Howard County, Maryland, on Friday, as part of an effort to create an environment that is more welcoming to children of differing abilities, County Executive Calvin Ball said.
The boards allow children to express thoughts and feelings by pointing to pictures on a display, according to a news release. The symbols on the board were selected by speech-language pathologists specifically for use on playgrounds.
“These communication boards are a welcome addition to this state-of-the-art park and will allow for more of our children of all abilities to have positive experience at our playground,” Ball said.
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Gov. Hogan tours a vaccination clinic with Howard County fire chief William Anuszewski. Credit: Phil Yacuboski
Gov. Larry Hogan stopped by a Howard County church Wednesday afternoon in a push to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19.
Hogan went to a clinic at Bridgeway Church in Columbia to bring attention to the accessibility of the vaccine. As of Wednesday, half of Maryland adults had received at least one dose of a vaccine, including 80% of those 65 and older.
“When you’ve reached over 80% of people over 65, it’s those 20% that are still in that category that’s most likely to be hospitalized or to die and we want to get everyone covered, Hogan said.
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