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UCSF’s 14th Annual Developmental Disability Conference in review
Did you know that people with developmental disabilities are 4 to 6 times more likely to die from a preventable disease than the regular population?

For that reason alone, the importance of UCSF’s Annual Developmental Disabilities: Update for Medical Professionals conference can’t be overstated. The 14th annual conference, presented by the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF School of Nursing with support from the Special Hope Foundation, took place last week, where presenters painted a vivid picture of what it is like to seek medical care with a disability (not pretty), and then showed examples of what they were doing to change things, including:

Other highlights of the conference included:

The conference, which is primary an continuing education course for medical professionals, also provided practical updates for primary care and subspecialty health care professionals who care for children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities and complex health care needs. Those people, who are smarter than me, learned about:

Mary Lou Breslin with Geraldine Collins-Bride, RN,MS, FAAN and Lucy Crain MD, conference co-chairs

Dr. Lucy Crain and Geraldine Collins-Bride, RN, MS, FAAN, co-chairs of the conference gave this years Shriver Award to Mary Lou Breslin, MA, of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF). Mary Lou gave a moving talk that put the 25th Anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act in historical context.

Thanks to the tireless work and advocacy of individuals like Mary Lou, Bruce, Alice and Ari, the world is becoming a more accessible place for people with disabilities. As it must be.

But still, said Mary Lou, in a review of 256 specialty medical practices:

Could this be why people with developmental disabilities are 4 to 6 times more likely to die from a preventable disease than the regular population?

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Joshua Burwell, Distracted by Electronic Device, Dies After Cliff Fall : People.com
12/27/2015 AT 06:35 PM EST

An Indiana man was identified as the victim of an accidental fall off Sunset Cliff in San Diego on Christmas Day.

Joshua M Burwell, 33, fell 60 ft. to his death while distracted by his electronic device, according to

. It has yet to be identified if the device the father of one was holding was a cell phone or a camera.

"We found out today that Joshua was killed in a fall while taking pictures from the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean in San Diego. We are heartbroken," Burwell's mother Sharyle wrote on

. "Hug your kids and always tell them you love them. Glad my last words to Josh were 'love you!'"

We found out today that Joshua was killed in a fall while taking pictures from the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean in San Diego. We are heartbroken.

San Diego lifeguard Bill Bender told reporters, "Witnesses stated seeing someone distracted by an electronic device and he just fell over the edge," also adding, "[He] wasn't watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands."

Three Good Samaritans attempted to help Burwell by administering CPR, according to NBC San Diego. Thor Wilink, 13, was one of the people who rushed down to the rocks to help when he heard someone yelling, "Help, please God, save me."

Bender also made a poignant note, warning others to be aware of their surroundings: "Just like driving and using a cell phone, you don't want to be walking and using a cell phone or be distracted or anything."
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assistant: "Joshua was killed in a fall while taking pictures from the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean in San Diego," Burwell's mother confirmed