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I am truly passionate about trying to change the world for our kids. I hope you will join me on this journey.

Top Posts from this Category: Disability Acceptance, Advocacy and Activism


The 7 things you need to become a Special Education Advocate.


8 Reasons why I'm no longer using the term "Special Needs."


{People First Language} 8 Reasons why we should all rethink our stance.


Why every Disability Parent must get involved in lobbying and advocacy.


5 Simple things Every Household can do to Save the Planet.


Election and Voting Resources for Disability and Voters


What I am telling my kids (and myself) after the election.


Ableism: Why autism moms need to stop doing stuff like this.


Please ask me about my disabled child. No, really!


Do we need to change the way we introduce our disabled children?

 

The Special Education Funding Crisis explained in 5 graphics.

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Special Education Funding I honestly cannot believe that this blog is almost 10 years old, and it just occurred to me this week to write about Special Education Funding. I was participating in a webinar and it just hit me. So often, parents ask me, “Why? Why does it have to be like this? Why […]

I’m tired of talking about my son’s health.

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I know they mean well. People. They ask. But the holiday season just ended and I.am.exhausted. Mentally, not physically. Emotionally. My son has significant health issues. He’s medically complex. I talk about his issues often on the blog and in life. I posted our GoFundMe that we needed help with prior to his brain surgery. […]

Can Disabled People Vote? | Disability Voting and Election Resources

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Voting Resources for Disability One great thing that came out of the 2016 election is that more citizens are engaged in the political process. We’re making great progress as a disability voting bloc. However, not all candidates are getting the message. It is being said that some elections have been lost because of a failure […]

What’s so bad about school choice? Lots, actually.

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Why School Choice is a Bad Idea. My heart sank. I screamed at my computer. I texted other advocate friends. We just couldn’t believe what we were reading. Seriously, a billionaire campaign donor with zero public education experience. That’s who he nominated? A woman whose family has dumped millions of dollars into school choice. This […]

Why Every Disabled Household needs to do Citizen Lobbying.

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Citizen and Parent Advocacy I think we’re in this for the long haul. I wrote this right after the 2016 election, in hopes of inspiring parents to step it up and get more involved. And so many have! That’s fantastic. But we cannot let up. We cannot get tired. Even when we’re really really tired. […]

It’s OK to ask us about my son’s disabilities. No, really, it is.

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Questions about Disability A few weeks ago, my younger son (non-disabled) had a friend over to play. We’ve known this family for about 6 months. Both older kids have been in my home and have been exposed to my older son numerous times. Anyway, the older sibling came down to walk his sister home. While […]

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Fact or Fiction? The Myth That We Have Specific Learning Styles, Debunked.

Learning Styles The following article on learning styles is written by Dr. Rachel L Schechter, HMH’s Vice President of Learning Sciences. Have you ever tried explaining a new concept to someone, and the person you’re speaking to suddenly replies, “Well, I’m a visual learner!” as an explanation of why they aren’t understanding? That puts you […]

How to Write IEP Goals.

How to Write IEP Goals. IEP goals are the future. IEP Present Levels is where the child is now; goals are where we want them to be. Writing IEP goals, while based on data, is part art, part science. It’s also something I find that many educators are not prepared for or trained in. Colleges […]

Executive Functioning | Measurable IEP Goals | Accommodations | Strategies

Executive Functioning IEP Goals Executive function is an umbrella term for cognitive processes such as planning, working memory, attention, problem solving, verbal reasoning, inhibition, mental flexibility, multi-tasking, initiation, and monitoring of actions. Executive functioning describes a set of mental processes that helps people to connect past experience with present action. Wikipedia If your child or […]

NVLD | Non-Verbal Learning Disorder | Symptoms | IEP Goals Accommodations

NVLD NVLD-Non Verbal Learning Disability or Disorder. All I can say is wow! Is your child struggling with pragmatics and other issues, but you just can’t find what fits? I learned so much at a presentation I went to today. It’s not what you think it is. I thought it meant that the child was […]

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