Call To Action From National Disability Rights Network

National Disability Rights Network Protection & Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities Congress Must Help Us Protect the Rights of People with DisabilitiesOur network of Protection and Advocacy (P&A) agencies around the country are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that people with disabilities have equal access to testing and treatment, and that their… Continue reading Call To Action From National Disability Rights Network

Appalachian State University Disability Day Of Mourning 2020

DAY OFMOURNING“Mourn for the dead, andfight like hell for the living.”— Mother JonesREMEMBERING2020PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES MURDERED BY CAREGIVERSCANDLELIGHT VIGILMONDAY MARCH 2ndTIME: 11 AM To 1:30 PMPLACE: 137A Calloway PeakPeople with disabilities are twice as likely as non-disabled people to be victims of violent crime. Every year, the national media covers dozens of stories about murders… Continue reading Appalachian State University Disability Day Of Mourning 2020

2020 Appalachian State Neurodiversity Film Festival

A poster advertising a film series.NEURODIVERSITY FILM SERIESSPRING 2020Image of the Neurotypical film poster which has a person jumping off something into something else.Neurotypical (2013)February 20Neuroty pical is an unprecedented explorationof autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves.Greenbriar Theater 5:30PMImage of the poster for Intelligent Lives which contains four photographs of people.Intelligent… Continue reading 2020 Appalachian State Neurodiversity Film Festival

Legal Abuse Awareness Month

What is Abusive Litigation?When someone Exploits the legal system to assert power and control over you, he or she is engaging in abusive litigation. Even if you left your abuser, he or she can inflict psychological, emotional, and financial harm by taking you--and even your friends and relatives--to court again and again.