Vermont’s World-Class Recreation is Available to Everyone
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A new web page focuses on outdoor opportunities for people of all abilities. In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a new website makes it clear that Vermont is a place for equal opportunity. The site features an interactive Google map of adaptive recreational opportunities and accessible facilities. Visitors of all abilities will be able to find ways to enjoy Vermont’s breathtaking beauty.
Visit: https://fpr.vermont.gov/recreation/activities/accessible-activities [2]
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Where Hope Grows
An inspiring story about Calvin Campbell, a professional baseball player who was sent to an early retirement and struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. His life is awakened and invigorated by the most unlikely person — Produce, a young-man with Down syndrome who works at the local grocery store and struggles with the curveball life has thrown him. Calvin begins to see the world through Produce’s eyes.
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New NSPCC Video Will Help Keep Deaf Children Safe from Sexual Abuse
[9]National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is launching a new film to coincide with Deaf Awareness (May) and has been produced by Liverpool Street Productions and deaf film-maker Bim Ajadi. The video aims to teach deaf children about the Underwear Rule (P.A.N.T.S.) and encourages them to share secrets that upset them with a trusted adult. It teaches them that their privates are private and that their body belongs to them. Download your guide to the Underwear Rule.
Visit: www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/underwear-rule/ [10]
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This post originally appeared on our May/June 2015 Magazine [18]