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White House Event to Celebrate Hiring of 100,000 Federal Employees with Disabilities

What's Happening 10/28/2016 admin 0 Comments

Chair Yang Provides Remarks at White House Event to Celebrate Hiring of 100,000 Federal Employees with Disabilities WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Jenny R.Yang will speak at a White House celebration to mark the fulfillment of President Barack Obama’s goal — established in a 2010 Executive Order — to hire 100,000 people with disabilities into the federal government. The event, organized by the White House, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department […]

Tripp Halstead Finds Happiness

Featured Topics, Wellness 10/27/201610/29/2016 admin 0 Comments

BY MICHELLE BOUDREAU All across the country, fall is in the air. When we think of fall, typically the first thing that comes to mind is the gorgeous changing colors of tree leaves and the foliage across the country that can be breathtaking. The air feels crisp, clean and for many people it is their favorite time of year. § For one family I had the pleasure of interviewing this month, the colors of fall […]

Down Syndrome And Alzheimer’s Research—Find Ways To Connect

Down Syndrome 10/26/201610/25/2016 admin 0 Comments

Many, but not all, people with Down syndrome develop Alzheimer’s disease when they get older. There are several ongoing research studies and clinical trials exploring the link between Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease. For Down Syndrome Awareness Month, learn more about research opportunities for people with Down syndrome by: Joining DS-Connect®, a voluntary, confidential, online registry from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. You, your legally authorized representative, or your […]

Reunion Day

Autism, Military 10/24/2016 admin 0 Comments

PUZZLES & CAMO BY SHELLY HUHTANEN I knew that I would be seeing people who had never met Broden before and I was actually concerned about how they would judge Broden. In some selfish and shallow way, that affected me. “Are you ready to leave yet?” Mark yelled to me from the living room as I was running back into the bathroom. I ran into the bathroom to spray my hair again because the last […]

Measurement Helps Craniofacial Surgeons Better Evaluate Children with Skull Deformity

What's Happening 10/22/201610/20/2016 admin 0 Comments

Ababy’s skull is made of several plates of bone that fuse together over time to form a single structure. Previous research has shown that approximately one in 2,000 babies have plates that fuse too early — a condition called craniosynostosis—causing cranial deformities that can lead to learning impairments and other neurodevelopmental problems . Craniofacial surgeons across the country differ on when surgical intervention is needed for some abnormalities. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri […]