NOT
BEING ABLE
TO SPEAK
IS NOT
THE SAME
AS NOT
HAVING
ANYTHING
TO SAY
As I am someone who loves to talk (and I mean talk a lot, like I rarely shut up) its a cruel twist of fate that my daughter has Angelman Syndrome and is unable to speak.
The popularity of t-shirts with sayings is great for her! She has lots of cute ones, and a [...]
I haven’t posted it yet, but there has been some “drama” in our local newspaper in response to a letter I wrote about inclusion. I guess not even so much about inclusion, it was more that segregating people with disabilities is wrong. The center program (ie segregated educational facility) and Holiday Camp (ie segregated summer [...]
I would like to thank everyone who has visited my blog! After a not so swell day, it was awesome to see a message that my blog had its best day ever (as in number of hits). And then even more awesome when I saw an email from three days ago saying my blog had its best [...]
Since most children with Angelman Syndrome have an attraction to water/ an affinity for water, it makes sense to incorporate water play into learning activities.
Click on the link to see an article from Exceptional Parent Magazine (02/08 issue). EP article
Thats the (initial) cost of Maddie’s February 25, 2008 out-patient oral surgery dentist visit at University of Michigan Dental Clinic.
Cross your fingers that insurance picks up the total cost! And if they don’t, cross your fingers that they don’t add any additional charges to the final bill.
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by Kluth and Chandler-Olcott, A Land We Can Share
In his decades-long work on inclusion, communication, self-determination, academic access and literacy, Doug Birken has explored the concept of competence and the possibilities available to students when teachers and others working with learners reject the deficit models of disability and instead, look for student abilities. Birken [...]
I really have mixed feelings about this legislation. First, I think it truly is setting up all schools to eventually fail. I do not believe that every student in every school will be proficient in every area. I also feel that “teach to the test” is forcing teachers to not explore different avenues the students may be drawn [...]
I had to say it, didn’t I? I had to have happy thoughts about the first day of spring! And now look what happened!
Spring Snow
The Easter Bunny will not be happy to hide eggs outside in this snow!
Sigh! : (
March 20th! Vernal Equinox! Spring is here!
(I’m glad its not snowing here so I can actually say that)
I hope everyone has at least a little sun shine through today. It really helps after this looooong winter. I truly despise gray snow and brown grass. : (
My kids are on Easter Break starting tomorrow. I [...]
To start with, a defintion. To follow, a real life explanation and implementation.
Self-determination is the right of people to decide their own destiny. Self-determination provides people with disabilities the opportunity to live a life based on personal preference. These concepts and values stem from the core belief that people who require support must have the freedom [...]
