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Read more about the article We Are Beloved: The Mindset Shift That Transformed Our Family

We Are Beloved: The Mindset Shift That Transformed Our Family

  • Post published:August 26, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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I remember being at a retreat where there were a lot of children present who were around the same age as Penny, our daughter who has Down syndrome. I spent…

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Read more about the article My Daughter Does Not Exist to Teach Me a Lesson

My Daughter Does Not Exist to Teach Me a Lesson

  • Post published:August 19, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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Many people, when Penny was first born, talked to me about why it would be good for me to have a child with Down syndrome. They said: Penny would be…

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Read more about the article Universal Design Matters to All of Us

Universal Design Matters to All of Us

  • Post published:August 16, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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The cool thing about universal design is that you don’t even notice it. I’ve been attending Hope Heals Camp at Camp McDowell in Nauvoo, Alabama for four summers now.1 I’ve heard people say that it…

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Read more about the article Supporting Penny’s Goals

Supporting Penny’s Goals

  • Post published:August 14, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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I used to be afraid to set goals for our daughter Penny, who has Down syndrome. It felt like if we didn't meet those goals, we would be passing judgment…

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Read more about the article How Politicians Talk About Disability Matters
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How Politicians Talk About Disability Matters

  • Post published:August 9, 2024
  • Post category:Current Events/Disability
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

As we head into another election cycle, I’m paying attention to the language politicians use to talk about people with disabilities. This is not a partisan issue. I’ve heard politicians…

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Read more about the article The Wonder of Kindness and Joy on Planet Earth

The Wonder of Kindness and Joy on Planet Earth

  • Post published:August 8, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Faith/Family
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Last year, after we returned from a week at Hope Heals Camp, I wrote that camp “is not a place where we lay out a message of salvation, but rather…

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Read more about the article What advice would you give someone who is trying to make a plan for their future?

What advice would you give someone who is trying to make a plan for their future?

  • Post published:July 29, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family/Parenting
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Penny and I did a presentation together at Hope Heals Camp about taking steps to plan for the future. If you want great advice and info from an 18-year-old who…

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Read more about the article Penny in Her Own Words: Why Go to Hope Heals Camp?
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Penny in Her Own Words: Why Go to Hope Heals Camp?

  • Post published:July 24, 2024
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After spending eight hours in the Philadelphia airport (a long, boring story), we landed in Birmingham and are now at one of our favorite places—Hope Heals Camp. Before we left…

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Online Course Now Available

  • Post published:July 23, 2024
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After our daughter Penny was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, I felt as though I could no longer imagine our future as a family. The messages I had heard…

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Read more about the article The Good Life Belongs to the Ones who are Unimportant and Overlooked

The Good Life Belongs to the Ones who are Unimportant and Overlooked

  • Post published:July 18, 2024
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A few years ago, I was seated next to a businessman from New York City at a fundraising dinner. I asked him about his summer plans, and he told me…

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