The special needs community has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our children thrive on routines and this change in routines has been extremely difficult for them. Let’s…
Read MoreGiving the gift of the ARTS back to the special needs community.
Last Friday 25 special needs parents were given a gift. A gift of the arts. We were treated to a night at the symphony. We…
Read MoreBuilding Inclusive Communities Part 2
The next part of his talk focused on how we support these adults and he gave us real world examples of how to pull them…
Read MoreBuilding Inclusive Communities Part 1
The speaker on the second day was Kirk Hinleman and he has authored a book called Intentional Teaming. His goal is to move from system-centered…
Read MoreThe Independent Living Movement
On the first day of class, they brought in a self-advocate. I don’t think I have ever met a person with more abbreviations after her…
Read MoreArizona’s History with the disabled
To peek into Arizona’s history we had speaker Pat Volle. He worked in Arizona with differently-abled people for over 40 years. Institutions like Pennhurst were…
Read MoreHistory of Disability in America
This is a difficult subject to cover. Our history here is an unpleasant one. In the beginning we were not kind to those with disabilities….
Read MorePilot Parent Class 2019-2020
In 1970 the Pilot Parent movement started in Omaha Nebraska. The mother of a child who had a diagnosis of Down Syndrome created a 1:1…
Read MoreThe change one person can make…
Today I had a meeting with Marc Garica, President and CEO of Visit Mesa. Marc has had a long history of working with different cities…
Read MoreMy Self-Care Wake Up Call
I am a huge proponent of self-care. I care about self-care so much that I created D.A.M.E.S. a self-care platform for mothers raising special needs…
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