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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

Jackson is non-verbal. He has apraxia of speech which is a motor speech disorder. When Jackson was younger he had speech… he could say words…

*** Disclaimer: The meeting with DDD occurred last month. You might not see the changes described until this plan rolls out State wide. It will…

Holidays for families with special needs children can be very difficult- especially for those on the autism spectrum. When holidays come our children have to…