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04/25/2026

04/25/2026

When Extraordinary Attorney Woo premiered on June 29, 2022, nobody expected what happened next.

The show — about a brilliant autistic lawyer at a top Seoul law firm — became the sixth most-watched non-English series in Netflix history, spending 20 consecutive weeks in the global non-English Top 10. At its peak it was the most-watched non-English show on the entire platform, logging 55 million viewing hours in a single week.

Its final episode recorded 17.5% nationwide ratings — making it the eighth highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.

What made it resonate wasn’t just the storytelling. Woo Young-woo was not a tragedy. She was brilliant, funny, and entirely herself. Audiences who had never known an autistic person watched — and understood something they hadn’t before.

That’s what good representation does.

📰 Source: Wikipedia / Netflix

04/23/2026

04/23/2026

Millions of people with disabilities rely on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) to live in their homes and be part of their communities. These services help pay for direct support professionals, daily care, and the support people need to live healthy lives in their own communities.

But after the biggest Medicaid cuts in history last year, many states are now struggling to make up for lost funding, which could mean longer waiting lists and less access to these critical services. And now, Congress is considering more cuts!

Tell Congress to protect HCBS. Click the link in the comments to take action now!

04/22/2026

We express outrage in response to news that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued an interim final rule regarding ADA Title II website and mobile application accessibility that delays implementation and accountability for state and local government digital accessibility.

"The effort to weaken and delay this rule is a betrayal of the promise America made when it enacted the ADA, which guaranteed our rights to participate fully in the mainstream of American life," President Riccobono said.

"The organized blind movement will not stand idle while the Department of Justice undermines the very regulation we fought so hard to achieve. Blind Americans deserve timely access to government services."

Read the full statement: https://buff.ly/a7e3MQI

04/21/2026

Part 2 of our Amazing "Au"some Art Exhibit is now LIVE at Hotel Melby! Thank you, Hotel Melby, for featuring our artists, and I hope everyone has time to stop by to see the exhibit, which will be in the Lobby until 30 April! 🎨🥰

04/21/2026

We are heading into the final countdown on our Challenge. How are you doing?

04/21/2026

Millions of Americans will be affected by the anticipated Medicaid cuts, including up to 4.3 million people who rely on Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS).

One group that has too often been overlooked? The children who are already quietly giving up their childhoods to care for their chronically ill or disabled family members.

Over 5.4 million kids in the U.S. are caregivers, juggling care responsibilities and schoolwork. And the Medicaid cuts could force millions more into that role.
https://time.com/article/2026/04/12/medicaid-cuts-could-force-more-kids-to-become-caregivers/

04/21/2026

Keynote Spotlight: Joe Shapiro 🌟

The 28th Annual Family Café’s Friday Keynote is award-winning NPR journalist and author Joseph Shapiro!

Shapiro is known for his ground-breaking reporting on disability and is the author of “No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement” (1993), considered a “classic” of disability literature.

For NPR, a series on the failure of the states and federal government to provide home and community based long-term care (2010) exposed the growing number of young people living in nursing homes. And his story on a quadriplegic teen stuck in a hospital for six years pushed officials in North Carolina to find attendant and nursing staff and an apartment for her (2024, 2025).

We can’t wait to welcome you to the Café, Joe! ❤️

04/20/2026

Our May Advocacy Meeting is Wednesday, May 6, and focuses on the programming Special Olympics Florida offers to the communities and ways you can volunteer. Register today! https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/V4tVzUF9TyeBXYMgpKo2sA