Bloomington, Ind. - The
City of Bloomington will display blue lights on the City Hall Showers Building
April 2 in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism
Awareness Day. The lights will coincide with national organization Autism
Speaks’ “Light It Up Blue” ceremony held throughout the international autism
community.
Preceding the event on April
1,The City of Bloomington Community and Family Resources Department is
sponsoring an autism program from 4 to 6 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall,
401 N. Morton St. A panel of experts on autism, including a person with autism,
will provide valuable information on autism diagnosis, education and treatment.
This event is open to the public and free of charge. Light refreshments will be
served.
“Light It Up Blue” is a unique,
global initiative that kicks off Autism Awareness Month and helps raise
awareness about autism. In honor of this historic day, many iconic landmarks,
hotels, sporting venues, concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores are
among the hundreds of thousands of homes and communities that take part to
“Light It Up Blue”. More information on this event can be found at http://liub.autismspeaks.org/home.do.
Additionally, World Autism
Awareness Day celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism
and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in
community events around the globe. Autism is one of only three health issues to
be recognized by the United Nations with its own day. More information on
this day can be found at http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/world-autism-awareness-day.
For more information regarding
the lighting or the autism program, please contact Health Projects Manager
Nancy Woolery at 812.349.3851. To find out more about the organization Autism
Speaks, visit the website at http://www.autismspeaks.org/.
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