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Learning Disabilities Association of America

Learning and developmental disabilities groups urge Lowe’s to protect babies from toxic paint strippers

newborn baby

Today a group of leading public health organizations, including the Learning Disabilities Association of America and Autism Society, publicly called on Lowe’s to protect kids from toxic paint strippers.

Posted Apr 12, 2018 by Beth Kemler

EPA, Don’t roll back lead safeguards

This week EPA held a listening session to consider repealing, replacing or modifying rules that protect kids from lead. Maureen Swanson, Director of Learning Disabilities Association of America’s Healthy Children Project delivered the following statement.

Posted May 5, 2017 by Maureen Swanson

Chemical romance: EPA Valentine’s Day meeting

This year, a great group of public health advocates and chemical industry lobbyists were thanked for spending our Valentine’s Day talking about chemicals with the EPA staff.

Posted Mar 1, 2017 by Liz Hitchcock

Can you hear us Walgreens?

By Maureen Swanson, Learning Disabilities Association of America Walgreens is pretty amazing. A little over a decade ago, the national drug store chain overhauled the way they hire, train, and retain employees. Walgreens initiated a program to hire people with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities that involved major changes to their company processes, practices and […]

Posted Jan 3, 2014 by Guest Blogger

We are the Stroller Brigade

By Angelique Chaverri, M.S.Ed., IMAP/IMC — Mother, educator, Stroller Brigade participant from Missouri On Tuesday, October 29 of this year, I was blessed to join a group of more than 200 concerned parents, children, educators and health professionals to march on Capitol Hill to stand together and ask for reform of the 1976 Toxic Substances […]

Posted Dec 19, 2013 by Guest Blogger

Will Women Senators Stand Up for Moms?

Passing the Safe Chemicals Act: Time to Woman Up

Posted Dec 10, 2012 by Maureen H. Swanson

Learning Disabilities Advocate Stands Up for Safer Chemicals

It’s been almost fourth months since I traveled to Washington D.C. and I have to admit it is still surreal that I stood in the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by cameras, TV reporters, actress Jessica Alba, Senators and moms from across the country. As an Arkansas educator, it’s not every day you get to spend time […]

Posted Sep 9, 2011 by Guest Blogger

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