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Jolly ole St. Nick| Disability Parody
St. Nicholas treats — Jolly Ole St. Nicholas| Christmas List Disability Style (Parody on popular Christmas carol) In our family, December 6 is the night you leave your Christmas wish list in your shoes...
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Celebrating St. Nick + Two Special Sons
Celebrating St. Nick and Two Special Sons "The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hope that St. Nicholas soon would be there." Family Traditions: Because of our German heritage, St....
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Do You Hear What I Hear?|Music and Visual Art
Blake Roberts an expert on DECtalk programming Do You Hear What I Hear? Do You See What I See? In 1962, the song Do You Hear What I Hear? became an instant success when its lyrics asked us to hear,...
View ArticleNIght Before Christmas| Disability Version
For anyone who buys gifts for a person with autism or a disability, here is a fun twist on the classic poem which shares some of the reasons it is so difficult to find the perfect gift. Cindy...
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The Animal School| Inclusion and Universal Design
photo credit: ヘザー heza Many people have a hard time understanding the concepts of independence vs. interdependence, inclusion, multiple intelligences and cooperative learning. I thought a revision of...
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I love Aaron| I hate Autism
Our Family 1980 Aaron at Piano 2011 In our Introduction to Exceptionalities class I am starting with a look at point of view. Proust says, “The real voyage of discovery is not in seeing new lands, but...
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The Right to Communicate| We are the (new) Experts
photo credit: HikingArtist.com The Right to Communicate| We are the (new) Experts In the early 90s, Rosemary Crossley, Annie McDonald, Doug Biklen and others shocked the world with new ideas about...
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Dream Plan for Aaron: 2010 (Part 4)
Aaron and 4 Generations of Family “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn Today is my...
View ArticleGoing to the family reunion, or not?
Going to the family reunion, or not? My cousin rented her local swim club and invited all 26 cousins and their families for our annual family reunion. She scheduled it on a Saturday when many of my...
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Systems Theory| The Circles of Life
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series: Going to the family reunion, or not? Part 2: The Circles of Life See Part 1: Going to the family reunion, or not? See Part 3: Going to the family reunion? Shave your...
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Going to Family Reunions? Shave your armpits
Going to the family reunion, or not? part 3. Absolutely gorgeous day for a family reunion at the swim club, mid 80s, no clouds, not even any bugs to speak of. This is my third post about Going to the...
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Aaron’s Olympic Moment
Aaron watching Tommy play video games Is summer different for kids with and without disabilities? As parents of children with disabilities, it is difficult to know “What is realistic?” “What goals do I...
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On the last day of Junior School| Inclusion
Aaron, Tommy and Cross Country Team Tommy is in the second row. Of course, Aaron is the red head in the middle of the picture who refused to look at the camera. My last post Teachers| Inclusion or...
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Building Community: Wheelchair Becky vs. Flat Stanley
Barbie tries to become PC Clueless Barbie Some of the major stores are already advertising their holiday toy sales. This made me think of Barbie and her friends. Some say the Barbie doll was the most...
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Building Community: one grocery trip at a time
photo credit: crimsong19 Building Community: One Grocery Trip at a Time With Aaron, my son with the label of autism, every trip to the grocery is an adventure. Before we go, I usually do an ecological...
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America the Beautiful| Through the Autism Car Window
Hi Everyone. Getting ready for a vacation? Thought you might like to read about our family trip out West that changed our lives. Just need Julie Andrews in the picture:) Oh Beautiful for spacious...
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Autism Awareness Day| Direct Action is Better
Autism Day at the Opera April is Autism Awareness month. The United Nations General Assembly even designates a World Autism Awareness Day. World Autism Awareness | Gone Amuck For the last week, I’ve...
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Do the words disability and handicapped mean the same thing?
This is the second in a series of posts to explain some of the basic ideas of inclusion and normalization. The first was from one of my heroes Norm Kunc. Norm Kunc| What’s Your Credo? If you find...
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Down by the Ole Mainstream
This story is from 1981 when Aaron was 7 and Tommy 5. We were in the middle of our lawsuit against Cincinnati Public Schools to allow Aaron to be able to go to public school. Enjoy. At the end of our...
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The Race Toward Inclusion| Do you see it?
photo credit: Sister72 The Race Toward Inclusion| Do you see it? I love this picture. It reminds me of many of my favorite quotes: “The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new lands, but in...
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