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Read more about the article Why Rachel Handlin’s Art Exhibit Prompted Me to Change My Prepositions

Why Rachel Handlin’s Art Exhibit Prompted Me to Change My Prepositions

  • Post published:January 10, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Happy New Year! We’ve taken down our tree and put away the gnomes and nutcrackers. The kids are back at school. We reviewed the highlights of the past year as…

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Read more about the article Applying to the Emerging Pathways Program

Applying to the Emerging Pathways Program

  • Post published:February 17, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Penny just submitted her application for an “emerging pathways” program on a local University campus. She spent hours filling out the forms and working on short essays to describe her…

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Read more about the article Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

Using the Spiritual Imagination as a Vehicle for Hope

  • Post published:September 25, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

A few months after Penny was first born, I realized that I lacked an imagination for a good future for our family. What little understanding I had of life with…

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Read more about the article Down Syndrome, Teenagers, and Holy Limits
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Down Syndrome, Teenagers, and Holy Limits

  • Post published:August 1, 2023
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

Having a teenager with Down syndrome puts different limits on our family than having a typical teen. She has needs that other teenagers don’t have.  For example, Penny isn’t planning…

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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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