Written by Kelly Cotter, Posted by Tim McCue April 30th is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. Shelter pets are animals that were abandoned and have no owners. They stay at animal shelters until they are adopted. Many shelters struggle because they have to accept all animals. This means that they might take in animals
Written by Kelly Cotter, Posted by Tim McCue. National Day of Silence is a demonstration led by students. It is acknowledged around the world. It advocates for LGBTQ students. LGBTQ stands for: L: Lesbian G: Gay B: Bisexual T: Transgender Q: Queer On this day people agree to stay silent for the entire school day.
Written by Kelly Cotter, Posted by Tim McCue. Over the past year there has been more Asian American Hate Crimes in America. This is because of two things: – some Americans believe that Asians are to blame for COVID-19. – the virus originated from China. Many people blame Asian Americans for the pandemic. People know
As of this March, we have spent an entire year of our life going on socially distanced walks, zoom calls and staying at home. These are large changes in the lives of most people and sometimes that can be tough to deal with. We have had the stresses of day to day life, too. Over
Happy Women’s History month. This month is a time where we celebrate all of the women who have worked to make the world a better place and defy female stereotypes. The DD Ombuds is celebrating National Women’s History Month this year by highlighting 2 women in disability history. Judy Heumann As a
People with Down Syndrome have three instead of two chromosomes 21. As a result, World Down Syndrome say is on 3.21. This day was recognized by the United Nations in 2011 in the hopes that the day would bring awareness to people with down syndrome and advocate for their equality in day-to-day life. World Down
People with a developmental disability, or an intellectual disability are now eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The Department of Health has updated the eligibility requirements to included individuals with certain disabilities that put people at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness in current eligibility phase. This includes Individuals with Down syndrome, a developmental disability,
People with disabilities are often excluded from able bodied communities. That is why it is important for every person to pledge to include people with disabilities. Spread the Word Inclusion works to encourage others to stop saying insensitive words like the r word. Saying the r-word is very offensive but it is still commonly said
Vaccines are rolling out in Washington. If you want to get more information on the vaccine like where you could get it and if you were eligible or not, please look at this link: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/COVID19/vaccine. Also, check out our previous post to get more information on the vaccine. COVID-19 Vaccine information Even though people are
Washington State residents have started to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine. A vaccine is medicine. It usually comes in a shot. It protects you from getting sick. The COVID-19 Vaccine is a shot that can keep you from getting COVID-19. To find out if you are eligible visit https://form.findyourphasewa.org or you can call 2–1–1 or The Washington State
