Learning Science as a Teen in High School With an Intellectual Disability
Should Penny take Chemistry next year, as a tenth grader with an intellectual disability? This is the question set before us as we began to plan with Penny and her…
Should Penny take Chemistry next year, as a tenth grader with an intellectual disability? This is the question set before us as we began to plan with Penny and her…
"Limitations are so often what lead to love because if we can freely offer ourselves as both gifted and limited people, and receive other people in that same light, then…
When Penny sat down to receive the shot for her Covid-19 vaccine, the nurse looked at her directly and asked, “Full name? Date of birth? Have you ever had an…
In the past few weeks, I’ve been surprised by Penny, our 15-year-old daughter who has Down syndrome. I was surprised when she recited the Gettysburg Address in preparation for doing…
What does thriving, interdependent community look like? Rev. Dr. Matt Floding talks with Amy Julia about Friendship House, a sustainable housing model where graduate students and adults with intellectual disabilities…
Should we edit the genetic makeup of our kids if we can? How do birds and salmon and lobsters figure out how to navigate thousands of miles without the aid…
This year, we invited Penny to suggest how we should celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. She decided our day of celebrating Penny would include a walk by the river, takeout…
As I type, our daughter Penny is downstairs on her phone. She might be commenting on an Instagram post or texting with a friend or sending a video message on…
Hi friends and welcome. Some of you are new around here, so I wanted to pause and introduce myself. So first of all, I have a double name. Amy Julia.…
December 30, 2005. That’s the day our daughter Penny was born. She was diagnosed with Down syndrome a few hours later. World Down Syndrome Day is coming up on March…