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PEOPLE FIRST

In our day and age where communication is at our fingertips and information doesn’t need to be studied or memorized to be recollected, but brought before our eyes by just the touch of a screen, I believe that we all, at times, use our sense of speech without putting much thought into how it might […]

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Secretary-General’s Message for 2017 “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”

Resilience is central to achieving sustainable development. In its pledge to leave no one behind, the 2030 Agenda embodies a commitment to building the capacities of those who face marginalization and exclusion, in order to reduce their vulnerability to economic, social and environmental shocks. In recent years, the international community has achieved notable progress in

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My Veterans Day

I know this is a little late but as we all know life can get in the way sometimes. Every year I expect Veterans Day to be the same old thing…just another day. This year I was pleasantly surprised and it really touched my heart. My 17 year son never seems to remember me on

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Why This Commonly-Spoken Phrase About Autism Is Actually Offensive

As someone who has historically suffered from OCD tendencies, it irks me when people use a serious mental disorder to describe a completely normal, human experience. People say they’re “so OCD” because they like to have their desks tidy, or they’re bothered by that one slightly angled pencil in a line of otherwise perfectly parallel

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Misconceptions and Advantages Hiring People with Disabilities

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. What is this? This is to make sure that companies hire people who have disabilities. People aren’t being hired as a result of companies being scared. This is because they have a lot of misconceptions. 3 Misconceptions Lazy One of the misconceptions that companies have is that people

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