Adam’s Camp Diary
Stories of inspiration and other news from Adam’s Camp events and programs.
Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
March 15, 2024
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (or DDAM). This annual observance focuses on spreading awareness and understanding of people with developmental disabilities. This month is extra special to our community at Adam’s Camp. Not only is it a time to celebrate our loved ones with disabilities, but it’s also a chance to assess what…
Celebrating Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 13, 2023
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. This national observance dates back to 1945, when the United States Congress declared the first week of October a time to focus on disability employment, then termed “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” Over the years, the name as well as the duration of this observance changed into what…
The Importance of Self-Advocacy
August 11, 2023
Self-advocacy: The ability to speak up for yourself and the things that are important to you. Take a moment and think about a time where you had to advocate for yourself. Were you pursuing a goal? Communicating a want? Expressing a need to be treated in a certain way? All these instances are examples of…
With Us, Not For Us: Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day in 2023
March 10, 2023
March 21st, just 11 days from today, is World Down Syndrome Day! WDSD is a global awareness day that has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012, after the United Nations General Assembly declared the 21st of March as World Down Syndrome Day in late 2011. The hope behind this choice was to…
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