Real Moms Share: Julie Jones Rolling on with a Positive Attitude!
Julie Jones is a mother and blogger who contributed to this issue’s “Real Moms Share” section. We asked her to give us an insight into herself, as well as into...
Cerebral Palsy
Help Your Elementary School Youngster Learn About Work
Talk to your youngster about occupational interests and the specific jobs and job titles which are associated with those interests. Explore together what it means to work. It’s never too...
Back to School Tip for Non-Verbal Children
Going on vacation is exciting for most people, but, when it’s over and you’re telling, or boring, friends and family with all the details is part of reliving the fun. That is, if you are verbal.
Sharing! Updates: Anti-Bullying Educational Initiative, Team Long Brothers, & Nationwide Healthy Kids Initiative
Office Depot Foundation Launches Anti-Bullying Educational Initiative Office Depot, Inc., announced the next phase of its multi-faceted anti-bullying partnership with music supergroup One Direction – a new Office Depot Foundation...
Holiday Cherished: Lesley & Jake
Lesley & Jake My name is Lesley, and I am a single mum to my beautiful son, Jake. Jake is 7 next month and has Cerebral Palsy. My story takes...
Nina Eaton
“Everyday Hero” for the May/June Issue 2012 Reflecting on the Life and Accomplishments of UCP Founder and Board Member NINA EATON August 15, 1915 – March 30, 2012 The...
Holiday Traditions: Michele Kovack
Michele Kovack I am a mother of a 16 year old daughter with Cerebral Palsy and a 14 year old son. My daughter is mentally and physically impaired and although...
Real Life with John Quinn
How John W. Quinn’s Parents’ Attitude about His Disability Created a Success Story. In John W. Quinns’s autobiography, Someone Like Me: An Unlikely Story of Challenge and Triumph Over Cerebral...
Calling all…. Engineers?
Doctors, Nurses, Teachers… Engineers? LeTourneau University Engineering Students Get Lesson in Service The professionals that typically come to mind when people think of serving professions include nurses, teachers, and fire...
Real Life…with the Hopkins Family
A family’s story about a tattoo that led to a family business with a universal social message
