Why we need to stop saying “Special Needs.” Several months ago, I did a blog post about People First Language, and why it shouldn’t be mandated. Certainly not by non-disabled people. At the end of that post, I said this: Up next: I’ll be tackling “special needs.” Because that vernacular is seeing a shift too. Stay […]
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{People First Language} 8 Reasons why we should all rethink our stance.
People First Language People first vs. identity first language, PFL vs IFL. When I was first introduced to the concept of people first language, I was all “Yes! He’s a person first!” I reworked blog posts and titles to accommodate the language. I corrected friends and family when they misspoke and gave diatribes about how […]
5 Simple things Every Household can do to Save the Planet.
Save the Planet! Save the planet! It’s not just a hippie battle cry anymore. We have to do this for our kids. As I write this, the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Florida panhandle is making landfall. Oh the irony! Florida just passed a law recently that they’re not even allowed to use […]
Election and Voting Resources for Disability and Voters
Election and Voting Resources for Disability If anything good came out of the 2016 election, it is that more citizens are engaged in the political process. However, not everyone learned their lesson. It is being said that some midterm elections were lost because of a failure to engage disabled voters. {This part is from the […]
Are you upset about special education? You should be.
What we can do about Special Education. Bullying. Restraints. Seclusion rooms. Ostracizing our kids. Not being able to read. Refusing to go to school. Juvenile justice system. Zero tolerance. Is it any wonder that special needs moms are incredibly stressed out? Sometimes our kids encounter some of this stuff on a daily basis. And sometimes […]
{Ted Kennedy} List of Accomplishments with Disability Legislation
Ted Kennedy: February 22, 1932- August 25, 2009 Here is the video tribute that was done for Ted Kennedy at the DNC convention. (this is an older post recently udpated) I’m a big fan of his and miss having him here to champion for our kids. Yes, he was a man who made some mistakes, […]
