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NPR: How to Talk About Disability Sensitively and Avoid Ableist Tropes By Shruti Rajkumar In the article, Rajkumar addresses how the media captures the experiences of people with disabilities through interviews with members of the disability community itself. Cara Reedy, the Director and Founder of the Disabled Journalists Association, says in the article, "When you're not talking about poverty and race and disability together, you're not telling the story, you're not digging in. Journalism in particular, we're supposed to be holding power to account. But if you're not checking all those boxes and figuring out how to tell all those stories mixed together, I don't know what you're doin.” Some key points from the article:
- Common tropes to avoid: inspirational narratives, the assumption that disability lives are all the same and there are no diverse stories, the infantilization of people with disabilities.
- Best practices when talking about disability: center disabled voices, recognize that disability is a culture and identity- not a problem, do research beforehand, recognize intersectionality.
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Talking to Kids About Race and Mental Health: Six Tips By Chinwé Williams This article discusses how parents have felt unprepared while facing the challenges of having conversations about race and mental health with children during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides six simple tips to aid them through these conversations:
- It is never too early.
- Realize that racism harms children's mental health.
- Use developmentally appropriate language to counteract negative racial views.
- Be okay with not knowing the answer.
- Utilize books and media resources.
- Empathy begins in relationships.
These six steps aid parents in developing a safe, open, and inclusive space for children to discuss these injustices at a young age and provide parents with strategies to undergo the topic. |
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Youth Transition: Updates, Current Initiatives, and Projects |
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The South Carolina Disability Employment Coalition collects monthly updates on work-related initiatives, programs, and opportunities for youth with disabilities. If you are a part of an agency that provides work-related services or opportunities for youth with disabilities, click on the button to the right to submit your agency's latest youth-related employment initiatives! |
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Equip Hangouts First and Third Thursday of every month from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. Equip Leaders and Mentors help empower their peers to take charge of their lives, find their unique voice to self-advocate, and engage with their community of peers more fully. Our Equip Hangouts meet on the first and third Thursdays of every month from 6-7 PM. The meeting on the first Thursday is held virtually, and the meeting on the third Thursday is in person at the Greenville and Columbia Able SC offices. If you have any questions about Equip Hangouts, please feel free to email mhanna@able-sc.org or hroberts@able-sc.org. Upcoming Equip Hangouts: Thursday, November 3, 6-7 PM, Virtual Thursday, November 17, 6-7 PM, In Person |
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Transforming Youth Together: Understanding the Connection between Substance Use, Mental Health, and Student Learning, Part 2 This webinar “explore(s) a variety of evidence-based approaches schools and their communities can take to address youth substance use and mental health. The evidence-based approaches that will be discussed include: Student Assistance Programs (SAP), Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Programs, and School-Based Health Centers (SBHC). Panelists will close the session by answering questions from the audience.” |
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The Edvocate’s List of 13 Assistive Technology Apps, Tools and Resources By Matthew Lynch |
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This article provides a list of tools that students can use to help them during their time in school and other periods of their lives. Technology is consistently changing, and this is an excellent resource for educators to stay updated on the latest tools they can use in their classrooms! Some examples include:
- Model Me Going Places
- Voice4U
- Natural Reader
- And more!
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Partner and National Events |
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South Carolina Development Disabilities Council: Partners in Policymaking |
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South Carolina Partners in Policymaking® is accepting applications for classes starting this fall! It is an innovative, evidence-based leadership training program created to teach adults with disabilities and parents of young children with disabilities to:
- Become agents of long-term change.
- Be active partners with policymakers whose decisions affect their future.
- Dream about a future with possibilities.
- Become empowered, strengthened, and encouraged to advocate within your community.
Sessions:
- November 4-5
- January 20-21
- February 17-18
- March 17-18
Over 400 people in South Carolina—and thousands more worldwide—have graduated from Partners in Policymaking® classes since the course’s development by the Minnesota Developmental Disabilities Council in 1987. There have been 22 Partners in Policymaking® classes in South Carolina since 1999. Alums have contributed to non-profit boards, planning committees, government councils, legislative testimony, and various leadership positions across the state. The South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council produces South Carolina Partners in Policymaking®. |
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Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106 | Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803.779.5121 | advocacy@able-sc.org |
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