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Connections: Previewing the first-ever Festival of Inclusion

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 02/27/2020 - 5:04pm
The first-ever Festival of Inclusion kicks off on Sunday. The community-based event organized by the Golisano Foundation, Best Buddies, and Special...
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Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:31am
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Special Olympics New York Winter Games in Rochester this weekend

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 02/21/2020 - 4:44pm
About 1,000 athletes and coaches from around the state are in Rochester this weekend for the 50th Special Olympics New York Winter Games. The...
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Fri, 02/21/2020 - 2:14pm
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Connections: Irish tenor and Paralympian Ronan Tynan

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:55pm
Acclaimed Irish tenor and Paralympian Ronan Tynan is coming to Rochester to speak and sing at two events. Tynan was born with phocomelia, a lower limb...
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Tue, 02/18/2020 - 9:13am
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Six Flags Darien Lake gets Certified Autism Center designation

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 02/06/2020 - 6:22pm
Six Flags Darien Lake, and the other 25 Six Flags parks nationwide, has earned a "Certified Autism Center" designation, the first ever family of parks...
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Fri, 02/07/2020 - 12:17am
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'First of its kind' Autism Nature Trail nearing reality at Letchworth

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 01/30/2020 - 7:48pm
Five years ago, a retired school administrator from Batavia named Loren Penman had a conversation with her neighbor. What she didn’t know then is that...
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Fri, 01/31/2020 - 4:41am
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Connections: Dialogue on Disability - Sports, media, and inclusion

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 01/24/2020 - 2:29pm
We wrap up our annual Dialogue on Disability Week with a conversation about sports, media, and inclusion. Special Olympics New York is celebrating 50...
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Fri, 01/24/2020 - 10:08am
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There's a caregiver shortage -- what's stopping men from filling the gap?

By feedbot ~ Posted Fri, 01/24/2020 - 10:24am
Kirk Matthews was winning. He had only to sink the eight ball into one of the pockets of a new pool table, and he’d have the victory. “Eight ball,...
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Fri, 01/24/2020 - 5:42am
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Demand for disability support services outweighs supply

By feedbot ~ Posted Thu, 01/23/2020 - 2:39pm
Dozens of deaf-blind people throughout Rochester are waiting for funding to help them with everyday activities. One of them is sitting in a conference...
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Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:09am
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Rochesterian advocates for equity despite facing racism, sexism, and ableism

By feedbot ~ Posted Tue, 01/21/2020 - 12:14pm
For one Rochesterian, living with a disability as a queer black woman means navigating not only racism and sexism, but also ableism. Since she was a...
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Tue, 01/21/2020 - 10:04am
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Connections: Dialogue on Disability - Cooper's story, and the value of speech therapy

By feedbot ~ Posted Mon, 01/20/2020 - 3:27pm
It’s Dialogue on Disability Week at WXXI. Throughout the week on Connections, we’ll host a series of conversations about inclusion and disability rights...
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Mon, 01/20/2020 - 9:20am
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