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Dec 1, 2024 | 
patch.com | David Block
The 2024 AACR (American Association of Cancer Research) Philadelphia marathon (26.2 miles) had noteworthy occurrences. The first woman finisher, Katie Florio who clocked 2 hours 32 minutes 42 seconds (2:32:42) won more than just the first-place cash prize of $10,000. She went home with an additional thousand dollars for being the first Philadelphia woman to finish. Her winnings that day totaled $11,000.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
patch.com | David Block
Certain individuals’ disabilities are quite visible. One who has to use a wheelchair, one who is missing a limb, or who one who has Down Syndrome have visible disabilities unequivocally. There are other disabilities that are invisible. Worse, some people associated with persons who have the invisible disability might not understand nor believe that he/she/they are disabled. This can lead to doubters being unsupportive.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
mainlinemedianews.com | David Block
By David [email protected] Episcopal Academy boys’ cross-country team, which posted a 9-0 record this fall, recently served as guide runners for members of the Philadelphia chapter of Achilles International; an international track organization that makes it possible for people with disabilities to run.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
theabilitytoolbox.com | David Block
Home » Blog » For People with Disabilities, the GET Cafe Is Community: A Place with No Stares or Glares
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
patch.com | David Block
Seven miles outside of Philadelphia lies the borough of Narberth, Pa. Narberth, which has been a borough since 1895, is known for having small independent businesses and some family owned for several generations. But in 2019, a noteworthy addition was added: Brooke Goodspeed established the GET Cafe, where over 50 people with disabilities work. Their ages range from 16 to 60. Goodspeed emphasized that launching GET did not happen over-night. “It took four years,” said Goodspeed, 45.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
patch.com | David Block
Achilles is an international track club for people with disabilities. There, volunteers run with the athletes so that runners with disabilities can enjoy the pleasure of running. One slight drawback is that the media usually write about these athletes and sometimes overlook the guide runners who make it possible for them to run in the first place. They don’t always get the acknowledgment that they deserve.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Hongqin Li |Lin Pan |Philip Seargeant |David Block
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The data underlying this article cannot be shared publicly for the privacy of individuals who participated in the study. We have no conflicts of interest to disclose. References (2020). “It is a village”: Translanguaging pedagogies and collective responsibility in a rural school district. TESOL Quarterly, 54(4), 900–924.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
adn.com | David Block
Amidst all the doom and gloom reporting, the chaos of a contentious election and an economy which, let’s face it, could be better, it is nice to have a silver lining somewhere. Recently, patrons have been able to see some hope in the latest play put on by Midnight Sun Theatre. “Leave Your Fears Here” is a one-man, 90-minute play that takes us through a family’s biggest fear, childhood cancer.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
runnersgazette.com | David Block
By David BlockWesley Kiptoo, who won the Philadelphia Distance Run (PDR) 13.1 miles on Sunday, September 15 with a 1:01:21 finish, had never before set foot in The City of Brotherly Love. “I got here two days ago,” said Kiptoo. A few hours after winning the first place cash award of $2,500.00, he flew back to Arizona where he trains. Asked what he saw in Philadelphia and what he will remember he said: “There are a lot of good places to run here.” He had no time for sightseeing.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
broadstreetreview.com | David Block
The show, whose story involves a Catholic priest who sexually molests children, is performed in a church: the Priestley Chapel of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia on Chestnut Street. This isn’t a Catholic house of worship, but still, it’s an interesting choice for a play that paints a negative picture of certain clergy members, and notable that church staff welcomed the production, which runs through September 29.
