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Well-intended Autism Awareness Materials that are actually ableist.

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Last week, I did a post about a video that was going viral. I said then, and still think, that it’s ableist. Not to pat myself on the back (ok, maybe a little), the well-known activist Alice Wong agreed with me and shared my post. Her group even included trigger warnings for the original video, […]

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Politicians with Disabilities (and their families): But do they support the cause?

Politicians with Disabled Family Members Politicians-disability-community-family. You’d think that those words would go together, right? Do you remember it? It seems like a lifetime ago. But how the gossip was spreading in the disability community. “She has a son with Down Syndrome.” Wow, it was someone like us! Believe it or not, I was a […]

Is People First Language dead? No, but demanding it is.

Person 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 […]

23 Fun Basketball Crafts and Activities for Kids | Educational | Sensory | STEM

Basketball Activities and Crafts We are just all about the basketball around here! My younger son loves it and plays in two different leagues.  We’re really into March Madness and the NBA. Of course since we spend so much time talking about basketball, I wanted to involve Kevin, beyond taking him to his brother’s games. […]

F*ck Steve Harvey: Why no one should be watching him anymore. (are they even?)

Steve Harvey’s “Moral Barometer” is broken. Everyone deserves a second chance. And I gave one to Steve Harvey. He mocked people with disabilities in 2015. I was angry and I posted about it (below). Brian loves Little Big Shots and I let him continue to watch it. Steve Harvey partners with Ellen on a lot […]

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