by Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | BABY, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Finding Balance, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
Having a child transforms you. Having a child with a disability can change not just you, but the way you see the world. We hear from a lot of mothers about this unique journey. But what about dads? We asked several fathers of children with disabilities how their child...
by Guest Author | Jun 8, 2018 | BABY, Diagnosis, Finding Balance, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Uncategorized, YOU
By Valerie Abbott I recently attended an event for families of children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Nearly 60 people were coming for this ice cream social on a hot summer day at a park in Roanoke, Virginia. A small army of volunteers had gathered there early to...
by Guest Author | Apr 9, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Early Intervention, Individuals, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
by Irene Schmalz I am the Liaison to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing at the Center for Family Involvement. My primary focus is to help parents who just found out their child has failed the newborn hearing screening and/or received the diagnosis of a hearing loss. As part of...
by Guest Author | Mar 26, 2018 | BABY, Diagnosis, Finding Balance, High School, Individuals, KIDS, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Work Life, YOU
by Angela West March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. It is also Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. In addition to raising awareness, we should be celebrating people with different needs and abilities. So often, when doctors diagnose a young child with...
by Guest Author | Mar 14, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
by Jamie Bruen Recently it was mentioned how the world might be better without people with disabilities to a friend. She asked how I would have handled it, how words like that make me feel, if it is worth speaking out in anger. My son, Liam, is 99.9% physically...
by Guest Author | Nov 27, 2017 | Advocacy, BABY, Diagnosis, Friends and Acquaintances, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
by Elizabeth Crego What’s wrong with “cute”? Today, I was forced to have yet another awkward conversation with total strangers over why my almost five-year-old hates to be called “cute.” They were not talking to me, but my daughter was in earshot. So when I confronted...
