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First Place Global Overview
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Research
A Place in the World®: Fueling Housing and Community Development for Neurodiverse Populations
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A Place in the World®: Housing Market Guide Example, First Place AZ
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A Place in the World®: One First Leads to the Next™
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Employment & Education
First Place AZ Explores How Waymo Could Help People Who Are Neurodiverse
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Waymo and SMILE Biscotti Craft Recipe for Mobility Independence for People with Autism
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Be Open® Arizona
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Meet some very productive employees!
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Learn4Independence® (L4I) Overview
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Housing & Community
First Place® Wave of Opportunity
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First Place® residents meet with Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
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Let's talk about peer support.
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Health & Wellness
360 Health & Wellness®: Your Digital Locker
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360 Health & Wellness®: Good Health & Independence
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360 Health & Wellness®: After You See Your Doctor
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MED 459: Interviews
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MED 459: Rotational Elective
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Episode 1: Getting Started – Plant to Palate Gardening Series
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Episode 2: Daily Care – Plant to Palate
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Episode 3: Outdoor Overview – Plant to Palate
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Episode 4: Indoor Gardening – Plant to Palate
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Policy
Vote the Spectrum at The Arizona Capitol
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Three Questions about Democracy for Bodie
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Three Questions about Democracy for Joshua
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Perfect Union: All Together
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit
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Democracy Doesn’t Work
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Perfect Union: Richard Stengel
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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Common Ground: Neil Giuliano
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Symposia
Recap – 2025 First Place Global Symposium
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Recap – 2024 First Place Global Symposium
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Recap – 2023 First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium
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Aha Moments – 2023 First Place Global Leadership Institute Symposium
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Love, Courage &
JaLynn Prince
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Heather Burroughs
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Emily Kendall
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Caren Zucker
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Keivan Stassun, Ph.D
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Susan Axelrod
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Denise D. Resnik
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Marimo Berk
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Karen Fluharty
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Judith Ursitti
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Eron Friedlaender
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Danny Combs
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Chuck Gardner
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Amanda Gioia
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Alison Singer
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Expression
For You & Me
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Picturing Inclusivity
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Sound Tracks
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Future
A Place in the World® Introduction
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History
In Business Magazine 2025 Lifetime Honoree Denise D. Resnik
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2025 MCDI Disability Awareness and Recognition Outstanding Non-Profit Award
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Historymakers: Denise Resnik
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First Place® AZ: Looking up to find new housing solutions
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PBS NewsHour: Giving adults with autism the skills to build independent lives
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PBS NewsHour: How Phoenix became the most autistic-friendly city in the world
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In a Different Key Trailer
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RSP Architects: Design Approach
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