Hope Heals Board Retreat
I have the great honor of serving on the Board of Hope Heals. What a gift to spend 36 hours with these fellow Board members as well as members of…
I have the great honor of serving on the Board of Hope Heals. What a gift to spend 36 hours with these fellow Board members as well as members of…
“The highs are higher and the lows are lower.” Peter and I used to say that a lot about having a child with Down syndrome. In recent years, the emotions…
"People with developmental disabilities were granted the legal right to treatment in 1974..." -Exhibit Traces ‘Unfinished Journey’ Of Those With IDD Okay, wait. I know a lot about disability rights…
I gave our daughter Penny two choices for her senior year spring break—the Bahamas (where she has always wanted to go) or Atlanta. She chose Atlanta because going to Atlanta…
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Penny fell behind in ballet earlier this year. During cheer season, she missed a lot of classes and rehearsals. She also (unbeknownst to me) started sitting out of the rehearsals…
I was totally taken aback the first time someone asked me if our daughter Penny was low functioning. I didn't want to talk about any human in terms of how…
Most people say that kids with intellectual disabilities fall off a cliff when they turn 18 and complete their time in high school. Even though most of them are still…
Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges faced by disabled adults. And while there are all sorts of things we as a society can (and should) do to address this…
When it comes to prenatal testing and disability, there are two extremes. One is the thought that a prenatal diagnosis of a disability like Down syndrome (trisomy 21) or other…