by Guest Author | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Angela West Do you remember when you were little and you played “Follow the Leader?” I was so excited when I got to be the leader and led my friends to do fun things around the playground. I felt so confident because my friends were taking direction from...
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 Erin Croyle | Apr 20, 2016 | Advocacy, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
People often ask me how to become an advocate – how can they do more? Being an advocate is such a dynamic existence. You have the opportunity to shape lives as your own experience evolves. You’re constantly sharing what you’re learning so you can help others....
by Erin Croyle | Mar 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, YOU
Have you ever really thought about the seemingly simple and positive term “self-advocate”? I first felt discomfort over it a few years ago at an awards dinner. A renowned national organization was handing out “Advocate of the Year” and “Self-Advocate of the Year”...
by Guest Author | Jan 6, 2016 | Advocacy, Individuals, Parents, Self-Advocacy, Uncategorized, Work Life
As professionals and advocates, we go to so many conferences they can sometimes feel like a chore. But if we take a second to really listen and engage and quit taking so many notes we might just learn something. When at the most recent Connect for Success conference,...
