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ALT An image of Chris Van Hollen appears next to the words: "(For) Americans with disabilities – Medicaid is absolutely essential to their lives. It helps them receive home and community-based care, so they don’t have to choose between getting the care they need and being separated from their loved ones. – Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
ALT The cover image of the inclusive playground framework document. The image features two kids swinging on a playground. One child is using a normal swing, while the other is using an accessible swing, with his wheelchair sitting nearby. Both are laughing and having fun together. At the top, there are four circles. The first three have text reading "Playgrounds for All" and the last has the Maryland flag. The bottom reads "Framework and Toolkit for Inclusive Playgrounds in Maryland" and features the Council and MDOD logos.
ALT A press release titled "Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council and Maryland Department of Disabilities Create Inclusive Playground Framework" dated October 18, 2023. The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) and the Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD) released the Framework and Toolkit for Inclusive Playgrounds in Maryland. The Council and MDOD worked together to develop this framework. It details all of the benefits of inclusive playgrounds and includes a toolkit for how to expand inclusive playgrounds in communities across Maryland. The full release includes quotes from Council Executive Director Rachel London and MDOD Secretary Carol A. Beatty. It is available at md-council.org. The framework is available to the public at www.md-council.org/inclusive-playground-framework. Please contact Chris Rogers ([email protected]) or Kimberly McKay ([email protected]) with any questions.
ALT In attendance were (from left to right) John Ruske, Acting President of Metro Washington Association of the DeafBlind, Kate Breen, Acting Director of the Governor's Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Toyin Fasakin MDAD Member at Large, Lt. Governor Aruna Miller, Tina Joyner, President of Maryland Association of the Deaf, GODHH Communication and Policy Manager Payal Sharmacharya, Kelby Brick, Private Citizen and Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Service Coordination, Inc., Isidore Niyongabo, President of National Black Deaf Advocates, and Janet Weinstock, President of Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens.
