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03/28/2025

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/virginia-zoo-to-host-sensory-friendly-morning/

01/30/2025

A touching video of how communication and affirmations can help build self-esteem.

01/19/2025

Fascinating article on humanity and Down syndrome.

🔰 DOWN SYNDROME owes its name to JOHN LANGDON DOWN, a British physician who was the first to classify the condition in 1866. John Langdon Down began his career as the chief medical officer at Earlswood, an institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Before working at Earlswood, John Langdon Down had no prior experience caring for individuals with such disabilities. However, something about them deeply intrigued him. He recognized their value and humanity during a time when many others did not. He genuinely enjoyed spending time with his patients and was outraged by how they were treated: corporal punishment was common, hygiene was poor, mortality rates were high, and there was little in their lives that was pleasant or meaningful.

Dr. John Langdon Down pushed for change. He hired new staff and demanded proper care and hygiene. He prohibited corporal punishment and introduced crafts and hobbies for his patients.

He also took beautiful portraits of his patients, dressing them in their finest clothes and posing them in flattering ways. This collection of over 200 photographs supported his clinical description of Down syndrome, highlighting the physical characteristics he observed alongside other clinical findings.

In 1868, he purchased a large mansion to house individuals with Down syndrome. Rather than using it as an "institution," he ensured that the mansion adhered to the highest standards of comfort and hygiene. Everyone brought there received private education. They were taught horseback riding, gardening, and crafts, and were provided with creative spaces. Dr. Down even had a small theater built as an annex to the mansion.

The mansion was named Normansfield and still stands today in the United Kingdom. It is now called The Langdon Down Center and Normansfield Theater.

The name "Down" has nothing to do with delays, predispositions, or the prognosis of the syndrome; it simply honors a doctor with extraordinary sensitivity and compassion.
Credits: Biblioteca Popular "Cultura y Progreso"

12/22/2024

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/a-sweet-gift-for-all-of-hampton-roads/. We are delighted to have the HRE in Hampton Roads.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Izzy McMillan of Virginia Beach needs help to survive and thrive. A search for employment for the 22-year-old with intellectual disabilities ended in disappointment. & #…

12/20/2024

We have been serving people with special needs for 15 years. We provide wrap-around therapy services of PT, OT, behavior, speech, and recreation in VA and NC. Coming soon to WV. www.hanselunion.com

Hansel Union Consulting, PLLC provides supports to assist children, adults, and families with developmental, intellectual, and neurological disabilities.

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08/21/2024

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Surfers event.

06/10/2024

It has been a wonderful opportunity to work with the SBDC.

Dr. Bobbie Hansel-Union established Hansel Union Consulting, PLLC in 2010 to provide personal therapeutic services. After experiencing, and surviving, a brain aneurysm in her late 30s, Bobbie was convinced of the value of therapeutic services.

This week we are highlighting Hansel Union Consulting, PLLC in our 2023 Client Profile Spotlight Series!

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05/22/2024

Opportunities around every bend...

10/25/2023

Please see the video clip from Good Morning America about the nationwide DSP shortage.

Advocacy groups say a workforce shortage is causing group homes helping Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be understaffed.

01/08/2023

This is my work, and I love it.

10/22/2022

Hansel-Union Consulting is hiring! For more information:
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