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We Connect Now is dedicated to uniting people on issues which affect people with disabilities, with emphasis on college students higher education & employment.

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Joined January 2011
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PPD Democrats filed their complaint before the @DNC @ElNuevoDia bit.ly/2vqTpW2
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As of Today, @OurRevolutionPR or their members have not received any citation by mail letter or email from the Credentials Com.@DNC or from their officials, 2weeks away from the Credentials Com. Meeting 🤔@NomikiKonst @ninaturner read article 👇🏻@OurRevolution
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Democratic struggle in #PuertoRico heats up. Now to the @DNC @ElNuevoDia bit.ly/2Mij2i5
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Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest theguardian.com/world/2017/d…
Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest

Nepal bans blind people and double amputees from climbing Everest

Tourist board criticised for new regulations, which also prohibit solo ascents with the aim of reducing the number of accidents

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Among the brutal effects of war, creating disabilities among the most vulnerable. washingtonpost.com/world/mid…
In a Syrian town under a brutal siege, a young girl is left deaf and hopeless

In a Syrian town under a brutal siege, a young girl is left deaf and hopeless

The sieges starve and kill. They also inflict smaller — but heartbreaking — casualties.

washingtonpost.com
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Uber, Lyft unfit to serve people with disabilities, report says s.nola.com/yJ8etba
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Cause for concern, no cost of living adjustment ("COLA") for Social Security disability benefits in 2016. washingtonpost.com/blogs/fed…
Bad news for retirees: No Social Security cost-of-living increase, higher medical costs for many

Bad news for retirees: No Social Security cost-of-living increase, higher medical costs for many

There will be no cost-of-living increase coming in January, but Medicare premiums are expected to rise for some.

washingtonpost.com
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We Connect Now's Disability Rights Campaign has come to the University of Central Florida @UCF in Orlando, Florida. weconnectnow.wordpress.com/e…
Events

Events

Lets us know about events in your college campus or community celebrating  or supporting people with disabilities. Create your own event on your college campus of community to support your cause. F…

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Support Jon Stewart's efforts to urge Congress to continue help for 9/11 first responders. time.com/4026232/jon-stewart…
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Great news for people with disability who have mobility challenges. washingtonpost.com/news/morn…
How a remarkable new technique allowed paralyzed men to move legs again

How a remarkable new technique allowed paralyzed men to move legs again

Experiment using electrical stimulation allowed voluntary movement after years of paralysis.

washingtonpost.com
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It is time to focus in eradicating corruption from programs that should be benefitting people with disabilities. edition.cnn.com/2015/07/27/u…
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ADA turns 25! Look at these cartoons on workers with disabilities showing the efforts made so far in the labor force. glasbergen.com/cartoons-abou…
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Thanks to volunteer for bringing our Disability Rights Campaign to Universidad Metropolitana in Bayamón, PR. weconnectnow.wordpress.com/e… #UMET
Events

Events

Lets us know about events in your college campus or community celebrating  or supporting people with disabilities. Create your own event on your college campus of community to support your cause. F…

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Learn more about our website and its creator . blog.specialneedsessentials.…
Getting To Know Puerto Rico’s Gabriela McCall Delgado

Getting To Know Puerto Rico’s Gabriela McCall Delgado

Meet Gabriela McCall Delgado: As a college student with learning disabilities and ADD, Gabriela McCall Delgado saw a need to help more students like herself connect with one another about issues re…

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Thank you volunteer for bringing our Disability Rights campaign to UDC. @udc_edu weconnectnow.wordpress.com/e…
Events

Events

Lets us know about events in your college campus or community celebrating  or supporting people with disabilities. Create your own event on your college campus of community to support your cause. F…

weconnectnow.wordpress.com
Congrats to Girl Scout Natalie Aldahondo for her gold medal project, a braille menu now used by Faccio Pizza Rest. facebook.com/facciopizza/pos…
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Want to see examples of business cards for people with disabilities. Check out zazzle.com/disability+busine…
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Today the world mourns the death of BB King. edition.cnn.com/2015/05/15/e…
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Some say program designed for college students w/ intellectual disabilities is disorganized, frustrating. postandcourier.com/article/2… @dianeknich
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You do not have to listen, you can just feel the music at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. youtube.com/watch?v=QVcywwji…
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Support community-based living options for people with disabilities. Read about ADAPT activism on this issue. disabilityscoop.com/2015/04/…
Dozens Of Self-Advocates Arrested At White House

Dozens Of Self-Advocates Arrested At White House

More than 50 disability rights activists were arrested Monday while protesting outside the White House.

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