I was humbled to be approached by a FOX news reporter to talk about my family’s experience during this COVID-19 pandemic. Please remember to give…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and Special Needs Families
Today a local paper highlighted the strains that special-needs families are experiencing at this time. I was very honored to be interviewed for this article…
Read MoreHow COVID-19 is affecting the Special Needs community.
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 MoreExtra Extra!!! More Press for D.A.M.E.S.
This week D.A.M.E.S. was featured in the Scottsdale Progress Newspaper. Mr. Paul Maryniak did an excellent job capturing the motivation behind starting D.A.M.E.S. and the…
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….
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