- Sensory processing
- Special Olympics Programs
- Police Culture
- "Lived Experiences"
- Quality of life
Sensory processing
Special Olympics Programs
Special Olympics works with doctors to help rectify this problem in a project called Healthy Athletes. They also have a program called Project Unify that is teaching kids to create inclusive environments. “Spread the Word to End the Word” came from that project. It’s a much larger organization than I realized. Special Olympics is doing some great work that goes way beyond the sporting “competitions” that people talk about.
Police Culture
An expectation of compliance to police is another issue. Do we train health care workers to be assertive when dealing with situations involving police? Ethan’s aide was ignored and kept away from him during his ordeal. While we’re looking at training the first responders, maybe we should also train the aides to work with the police. There were also bystanders in the theater that night. According to the report, only one of them questioned the need for police involvement. Were the rest impacted by a fear of being arrested? I’m guessing we’ll never know about that night, but we can work to change the perception of the public and the response of law enforcement.
"Lived Experiences"
Quality of Life
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