by Erin Croyle | Mar 12, 2019 | BABY, Career, College, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Job Training, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSITION, YOU
The sleepover: it is a rite of passage for most children, and even more so their parents. But it is far more complicated for children with disabilities. Some kids need attention or medical care throughout the night. Others are far more comfortable with their routine...
by Guest Author | Dec 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, Friends and Acquaintances, Individuals, Job Training, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, YOU
By Renée Soniat A “perfect storm” of technological chaos made me fully present recently. I wouldn’t have chosen to go screen-free, but in retrospect it was wonderful. My phone died. Fried-and-not-coming-back-with-a-charge, dead. I was out of town for a conference and...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 14, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, Caregivers, College, Friends and Acquaintances, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, YOU
The annual “I’m Determined” Youth and Parent Summit is in full swing right now. Students and their parents are learning all about self-determination from professionals and volunteers at James Madison University in Harrisonburg this week. But as we...
by Erin Croyle | Jun 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Career, College, High School, IEP, Individuals, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, Self-Advocacy, TRANSITION, Uncategorized, YOU
Self determination is the core of the human experience. Our lives, our all too fast trips around the sun are OURS to do with what we want. Self determination is controlling your own destiny, calling the shots in your life. Having a say in the decisions that impact...
by Guest Author | Dec 8, 2016 | Career, Help, High School, Job Training, KIDS, Parents, TRANSITION, Uncategorized
By Dana Yarbrough Parents before me had often mentioned this cliff that they faced when their son or daughter transitioned out of the public school system between 18 and 22 years of age under IDEA. I vaguely pictured this cliff but, thought to myself that the road I...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 27, 2015 | Advocacy, Career, College, Job Training, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized
Have you ever stopped to think about how the ADA affects you? Because it impacts more lives than not, regardless of your abilities. This Sunday July 26th marked 25 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. Disability...
