Commissioned by the Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens, Boundless tells the story of 200 people with disabilities and advocates who marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. to demand their rights as citizens. The show will be performed at Dover High School on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 20 at noon and 5 p.m. Tickets are free and available on the musical’s Eventbrite page.
21-year-old Madeline Stuart is the first person with Down syndrome to walk the runway at New York Fashion Week. She began modeling in 2015 and has appeared in over 60 fashion shows all over the world, including London, Paris and Dubai. Madeline’s mother, Rosanne, says that designers, photographers and audiences appreciate her daughter and embrace the diversity she brings to the fashion world.
Students successfully lobbied for the modernization of a state law regarding service animals. With help from State Rep. Osienski, students found inconsistencies between Delaware’s law and the ADA. A bill that cleaned up the language of Delaware’s law was signed at Newark Charter on Monday.
The documentary “Intelligent Lives” follows three adults with intellectual disability who are excelling at work and school. Filmmaker Dan Habib challenges the ideas that people with intellectual disabilities are not intelligent and that IQ tests give a complete picture of a person’s abilities. There will be nearly 100 screenings of “Intelligent Lives” across the US this fall, including a screening in the UD Trabant Theater on October 29. This event is free and open to the public.
A study published in the journal Autism found that of US youth age 10-17 with autism spectrum disorder, 19.4% were overweight and 23.05% were obese. These rates are higher than those of neurotypical youth, whose rates of overweight and obesity were 14.9% and 15.91%, respectively. The greatest risk of obesity was found in youth with severe autism spectrum disorder.
