by Erin Croyle | Apr 14, 2020 | Advocacy, Help, Help, Home Life, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Work Life, YOU
The Center for Family Involvement and the Center for Disability Leadership at the Partnership for People with Disabilities have partnered to put together a toolkit to help individuals with disabilities and their families during this pandemic. This document has...
by Erin Croyle | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy, Caregivers, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Help, In-laws, Individuals, Marriage, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Work Life, YOU
Pay attention to what you’re feeling right now. Take a moment to take it all in and really reflect on your thoughts and the cause of all of the anxiety. Stay calm and FEEL IT. Isolated. Restricted. Trapped Scared. Angry. Uncertain. Unemployed. Assigned inappropriate...
by Erin Croyle | Feb 28, 2020 | BABY, Caregivers, Extended Family, Help, Home Life, Individuals, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
It’s hard seeing memes out there saying “keep calm and wash your hands” when you have a loved one who is medically fragile or susceptible to respiratory distress. We know how to keep calm, we’ve done it many times while rushing them to the emergency room or even...
by Erin Croyle | Aug 19, 2019 | Finding Balance, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
Our mission at the Center for Family Involvement is to work with families to increase their skills as advocates, mentors, and leaders so that families, children, and adults with disabilities can lead the lives they want. This mission has remained crystal clear since...
by Erin Croyle | Jul 3, 2019 | Advocacy, BABY, Child Find, Elementary School, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, High School, IEP, Individuals, KIDS, Middle School, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
“Are you going to do something about this ‘situation?’” An older woman was referring to my son Arlo who was taking a his sweet time jumping off the diving board at our community pool. This is our normal. Most people at the pool know Arlo. He often takes 5...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 23, 2019 | Advocacy, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, YOU
There is no question that when it comes to the environment, our time is up, we MUST do everything we can to preserve our precious planet. A lot of folks are caught up in the straw banning movement. Are single use plastics (single use anything for that matter) awful?...
