by Erin Croyle | Dec 13, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Extended Family, Friends and Acquaintances, Grandparents, Home Life, In-laws, Individuals, Life Hacks, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, YOU
Traveling can be hard any time of year. Traveling around the holidays just compounds that stress – the traffic, the over-sugared/under-rested children, the frayed nerves of anticipating years of familial tension. It’s not just the time in the car or train or plane....
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 | Dec 4, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Find, Complications, Elementary School, High School, IEP, KIDS, Middle School, Parents, PREGNANCY, Prenatal Diagnosis, Preschool, YOU
“Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality.” It is a lofty goal and the theme of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The UN began observing IDPD annually on December 3rd, 1992. This year’s theme ties in...
by Guest Author | Nov 20, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Caregivers, Diagnosis, Doctors, Early Intervention, Help, Help, Individuals, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
By Valerie Abbott A friend recently reached out to me to talk about getting a second opinion for her son. As my child was diagnosed with hearing loss ten years ago, this mom was struggling with some recommendations offered by her child’s new audiologist and wanted...
by Erin Croyle | Nov 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Parents, Self-Advocacy, YOU
Election Day is Tuesday. Do you know where the candidates stand on issues affecting people with disabilities? Stephanie Smith Lee is the Senior Policy Advisor for the National Down Syndrome Congress. She hosted a nonpartisan webinar with the help of Think College...
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...
