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Read more about the article Culture’s Good-Life Mirage

Culture’s Good-Life Mirage

  • Post published:November 23, 2024
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How do we decide who has a life worth living? I thought about this question as I listened to bioethicist Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, PhD, tell me about a group of friends.…

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Read more about the article Love for the Yankees | Penny in Her Own Words

Love for the Yankees | Penny in Her Own Words

  • Post published:November 1, 2024
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Every night, before she goes to bed, Penny walks into our bedroom for an evening ritual with Peter. No matter what time of year it is, they chant for their…

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Read more about the article Penny’s First Year of College Three Weeks In

Penny’s First Year of College Three Weeks In

  • Post published:September 11, 2024
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After three weeks of college, here’s how Penny thinks it’s going (scroll down for her video)! How was your first week of college?!? The first week of college was both…

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Read more about the article Changing the Social Imagination (one photo at a time)

Changing the Social Imagination (one photo at a time)

  • Post published:September 6, 2024
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The images that I saw of people with Down syndrome when our daughter Penny was born 18 years ago were largely black and white, grainy, medical images. They shaped an…

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Read more about the article Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love

Our Story: Down Syndrome, Identity, and Love

  • Post published:September 2, 2024
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I was scared when I found out our oldest daughter, Penny, had Down syndrome. My husband Peter and I were 28 years old, and we weren’t prepared to welcome a…

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Read more about the article Penny Is Off to College!

Penny Is Off to College!

  • Post published:August 28, 2024
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Penny is off to college! She started her first year at Post University. I recorded a video with some of her thoughts over on Instagram. You can watch below.  …

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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
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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 Happy 16th Birthday, William

Happy 16th Birthday, William

  • Post published:August 12, 2024
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William turned 16 last week. We ordered Indian food and ate ice cream cake and sang a song in his honor. The chorus (set to Taylor Swift’s Getaway Car) might…

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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
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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
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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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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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