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June is Pride Month

June is Pride Month
Written by Emily Yisa, Disability Services Project Coordinator and Educator Pride Month 2023 June is Pride Month. It is a month to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and to commemorate the LGBTQ+ community’s resilience, diversity, and achievements. It serves as a platform for raising awareness, fostering acceptance, and advocating for equal rights and…
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National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Written by Emily Yisa, Disability Services Project Coordinator and Educator May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day is an annual event held on the first Thursday of the full week in May. Its aim is to raise awareness about the importance of mental health in children and youth. The…
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Written by Emily Yisa, Disability Services Project Coordinator and Educator April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), sometimes referred to as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). SAAM is a campaign held every April to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate our communities about sexual violence prevention strategies. The goal of SAAM…
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Remembering Judy Heumann

Remembering Judy Heumann
Post written by Dina Abramson, SAFE Disability Services Project Advisory Council (PAC) Member Judith Ellen (Judy) Heumann was born in 1947 to German Jewish parents. Her grandparents and great-grandparents died in the Holocaust. Judy contracted polio when she was eighteen months old and used a wheelchair for most of her life. She was denied a…
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