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Read more about the article Thoughts from March 19-23, 2018

Thoughts from March 19-23, 2018

  • Post published:March 23, 2018
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Weekly Thoughts
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, March 19, 2018 Penny and Marilee…

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Thoughts from March 5-9, 2018

  • Post published:March 9, 2018
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability/Weekly Thoughts
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, March 5, 2018 I didn't watch…

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Read more about the article A New Frontier for People with Disabilities
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A New Frontier for People with Disabilities

  • Post published:March 9, 2018
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Decades ago, people with intellectual disabilities went to institutions on a regular basis. Life expectancy was short and quality of life was low. In the 1970s, more and more parents…

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Read more about the article Why Does a Toyota Ad about the Paralympics Make Me Cry?

Why Does a Toyota Ad about the Paralympics Make Me Cry?

  • Post published:February 9, 2018
  • Post category:Disability
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

  So why is it that I get all choked up when I watch this Toyota commercial? It features Paralympic gold medalist Lauren Woolstencroft, a young woman who was born…

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Thoughts from February 5-7, 2018

  • Post published:February 7, 2018
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Weekly Thoughts
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Once a week I compile the reflections I’ve offered on Facebook into one blogpost. Here are the thoughts from the past five days: Monday, February 5, 2018 Housekeeping update: If…

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Thoughts from September 4-8, 2017

  • Post published:September 9, 2017
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Privilege and Race/Weekly Thoughts
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As many of you know, I stopped blogging two years ago, mostly because blogging consumed the time that I had for writing, and I chose to write books instead of…

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Read more about the article Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

Why We Must Insist Upon Knowledge Tethered to Love

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?
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What if Usefulness is Not the Measure of our Humanity?

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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Read more about the article When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge

When Facts Fail – Reflections on Love and Knowledge

  • Post published:May 25, 2017
  • Post category:Disability/Faith
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was invited to share some thoughts on disability and theology with the student body of St. Paul’s School, a boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire. I offered three reflections…

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If There Was a “Cure” For Down Syndrome – Podcast Wisconsin Public Radio

  • Post published:August 8, 2016
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Podcast
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

In August 2016 I wrote an article for Vox titled My daughter has Down Syndrome. Would I "cure" her if I could? I was then interviewed on the Wisconsin Public…

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