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October 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰
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This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community. #IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM Everybody can reply

Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA

@theblackwells.bsky.social

Sharing and impacting in Europe: https://lttr.ai/Aj7yD

#IntellectualDisability #TheArtofThePossible #Thinkingdifferently

October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM Everybody can reply

Acta Médica Portuguesa

@actamedport.bsky.social

AMP just published!
"A Complex Case of Koolen-De Vries Syndrome Associated with Hypopituitarism and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"

Full paper here:
www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/inde...

#chromosomes #diabetesmellitus #hypopituitarism #intellectualdisability #genetics #actamedicaportuguesa

October 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM Everybody can reply

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA

@theblackwells.bsky.social

The workshop DanceSyndrome delivered gave an incredibly powerful representation of the challenges people with learning disabilities face each and every day. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/Ajask #IntellectualDisability #TheArtofThePossible #Thinkingdifferently

October 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM Everybody can reply

YourSymbols

@yoursymbols.bsky.social

Here are a few samples of the images that we’ve been working on #EasyRead #LearningDisabilities #LearningDisabilityAwareness #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #InclusiveDesign #AccessibleInformationStandard

October 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM Everybody can reply

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Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA

@theblackwells.bsky.social

What a fabulous experience at #EAMHID25 Ghent where Jen and the @DanceSyndromeUK dancers made a significant contribution. Read more �‘‰ https://lttr.ai/AjKZY #IntellectualDisability #TheArtofThePossible #Thinkingdifferently

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October 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM Everybody can reply

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Wonderseeker

@wonder-seeker.bsky.social

I’m getting started on a series that will explore #intellectualdisability & personhood through works of fiction that I’ve been thinking about lately—but first I wanted to lay a bit of groundwork re: how some language holds up the eugenicist logic that dehumanizes people with low IQs. #idd

The Boundaries of Belonging

Notes on eugenics, disabling language, and being in solidarity with folks with low IQs

open.substack.com

September 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM Everybody can reply

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Dosh Whye

@sciwhye23.bsky.social

Thrilled to share our latest #research efforts on #CDKL5 deficiency and #stemcell #diseasemodeling. This critical work took a tremendous team effort! #autism #epilepsy #intellectualdisability #raredisorders

@sahinm.bsky.social

@delaneywood.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Excitatory cortical neurons from CDKL5 deficiency disorder patient-derived organoids show early hyperexcitability not identified in neurogenin2 induced neurons

CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare developmental and epileptic encephalopathy resulting from variants in cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5)…

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September 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM Everybody can reply

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Epilepsia Journal

@epilepsiajournal.bsky.social

FGF12 duplications in DEE impair Nav channel function, leading to a loss-of-function effect and epilepsy-related regression.
doi.org/10.1111/epi....

#epilepsy #ILAE #epilepsia #FGF12 #intellectualdisability

September 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM Everybody can reply

YourSymbols

@yoursymbols.bsky.social

Here are a few samples of the images we’ve been putting together #easyread #learningdisabilities #learningdisabilityawareness #intellectualdisability #intellectualdisabilities #InclusiveDesign #accessibleinformationstandard

September 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM Everybody can reply

UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute

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September 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰 conta.cc/3V2mAdm

This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community.

#IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

September 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM Everybody can reply

YourSymbols

@yoursymbols.bsky.social

Here are a few samples of the images we’ve been putting together #EasyRead #LearningDisabilities #LearningDisabilityAwareness #IntellectualDisability #IntellectualDisabilities #InclusiveDesign #EasyReadDesign #AccessibleInformationStandard

August 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM Everybody can reply

ISBNPA

@isbnpa.bsky.social

New #IJBNPA publication assessed the effects of a #School based intervention designed to improve fundamental movement skills and #PhysicalActivity among #Children with #IntellectualDisability!
Check this out👇
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-025-01798-5

August 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM Everybody can reply

YourSymbols

@yoursymbols.bsky.social

We’ve had a busy few weeks. Here’s a little update #easyread #learningdisabilities #intellectualdisability #InclusiveDesign @learningdiseng.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social @disabilitywales.bsky.social @oliverscampaign.bsky.social @connectinthenorth.bsky.social @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social

August 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM Everybody can reply

Powerd Media

@powerdmedia.bsky.social

Disability Advocates Warn Against Leaving People Behind in NDIS Reforms

@melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social spoke to Inclusion Australia CEO about the impacts of changes to NDIS

Read more:
powerd.media/news/disabil...

#NDIS #FoundationalSupports #InclusionAustralia #IntellectualDisability #Disability

A notebook with sheets ripped out and crumpled into balls. A laptop is resting nearby.

August 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM Everybody can reply

Eilín de Paor

@edepaor.bsky.social

I had a really enjoyable visit to the Connections Arts Centre #ConnectingArtistsCollective exhibition at RCSI this week & left filled with infectious positive energy. More info in ALT. The exhibit moves to Belfast next @universityofatypical.org
#InclusiveArts #Neurodiversity #IntellectualDisability

Picture of a painting by Peter Kehoe: "Double Trouble" (two foxes huddled together against a backdrop of lush green foliage and grass). For the artist’s bio, visit:
https://www.connectionsartscentre.ie/peter-kehoe

Picture is of 3 art cards and a flyer for the Connection Arts Centre. The art cards feature paintings by: Bearnard Durnin (a sea plane landing - white plane and light blue sea spray, navy sea and dark blue mountains tinged with golden light), Rachel Connell (a red plane against a blue sky with white clouds) and Pamela Kavanaugh (a cheerful brown pug dog against a white background with lots of multi-coloured spots).
For more information on the artists, visit: www.connectionartscentre.ie/collective

July 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM Everybody can reply

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UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute

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June-July 2025, UNMC #MMImonthly 📰 conta.cc/46HWbbI

This Munroe-Meyer Institute publication features #unmcMMI stories that may be of interest to people with #Disability and the wider #IDD community.

#IntellectualDisability #DevelopmentalDisability #PWD

July 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM Everybody can reply

Artie

@fairyforest87.bsky.social

Couldn't agree more with you

#disabilityawareness
#DisabilitySky
#intellectualdisability

July 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM Everybody can reply

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Epilepsia Open

@epilepsia-open.bsky.social

In this study, we compared RARs in adults with epilepsy and intellectual disability (E + ID) to those from control subjects.
doi.org/10.1002/epi4...

#epilepsy #ilae #epilepsiaopen #actigraphy #DEE #intellectualdisability #restactivityrhythms #sleep

July 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM Everybody can reply