June 2020 This post was last updated a year ago. It is now hurricane season again, but so much more has happened in the year 2020. We’ve seen normal life overturned by the Covid-19 pandemic. Mass protests are taking…
Category: Advocacy (page 3)
ACES Takeaways
It has been a blink of an eye. Our participants have gone back home, and it is hard to describe how much I already miss these people. I am sad that more opportunities like ACES don’t exist in their…
Some Wise Words.
Children
Using both AAC and Spoken Words.
AAC is not simply for those who cannot speak. That’s why it’s called Augmentative and Alternative Communication. On Twitter, I have encountered several autistic adults who speak and use AAC. They have a lot to say and I am learning…
Adults with ID and the Importance of Everyday Choices
Routines are great. Until they’re not. Many of us rely on routines. They help reduce anxiety and make our days predictable. Everyone needs some measure of predictability. The problem comes when predictability prevents possibility. We all deserve the opportunity to…
Choices and Voices
Self determination matters. Click on the link below to access the PDF of the poster. Choices and Voices Poster
The Silence of Speechlessness
Bob Williams says it all. Click on the link below to access the downloadable PDF of the poster. The Silence of Speechlessness
It is My Right.
Modeling matters. Click on the image below to open the PDF. Right click to save.
Why What You Do Is So Important
On January 8th, 2018, National Public Radio’s Joe Shapiro presented the first segment in a series, “Abused and Betrayed”, discussing issues surrounding sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities. Individuals with ID are seven times more likely to suffer from…
A Few of My Favorite Things
These are a few of my favorite (soon to arrive) things! I have just ordered oodles of socks from a business started by a young man with Down Syndrome. John’s Crazy Socks is a father-son venture inspired by John Lee…