Disability Etiquette 101
Points of etiquette that are helpful to keep in mind when working with people with disabilities.
Advocacy
Making School a Sensational Place for Children with Sensory Sensitivities (SPD)
Making School a Sensational Place Children with sensory sensitivities or SPD have a higher risk of slipping through the educational cracks due to misdiagnosis and misunderstanding. The problem isn’t that...
Advocacy Tips for the Long Haul
Advocacy Tips for the Long Haul Recently I talked to my son’s first elementary school Principal. She marveled at the progress he had made from his first days in the...
Notes from a Warrior Mommy: Accepting the Truth – Incorporating a Progress Monitoring Plan
Accepting the Truth – Incorporating a Progress Monitoring Plan
Real Moms Share: Beth Kuklinski Shares about “The Gift”
Beth Kuklinski Shares about “The Gift” Eleven years ago I became a mother to a boy and girl set of twins. Two short years after that, my son, Jon, began...
Inspiring Story: Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius sprints to Olympics
Blade Runner: Oscar Pistorius on growing up without legs
When Your Child is Not Welcomed – Dealing with Jerks
When Your Child is Not Welcomed It still makes my blood boil. It’s been two years since we were asked to leave a tumbling class at a local “family fitness...
Inspiring Story of the Week: Boy Inspires Others by Running the Most Inspiring Field-Day Race Ever
Matt has Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but opted to run in Field Day at Colonial Hills Elementary School despite being given the option to sit it out
Relationship Rescue: When to Start Preparing for Ongoing Services?
Question: When is it appropriate for me to prepare for ongoing services for my child when they “age out” of school? Advice: I have had many parents of special needs...
