by Erin Croyle | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Healthcare can be complicated when you have a disability. Implicit bias – a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally in all of us – can impact care. Medical professionals rarely receive adequate training in how to meet the needs of kids...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Few things can shake you to your core as deeply as your child facing lifelong health challenges. Whether it’s an obvious abnormality during a prenatal scan or seemingly minor developmental delays that stack up over time, it is...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sometimes heroic actions can be subtle, but their impact everlasting. Join the Center for Family Involvement in celebrating the unsung heroes in our lives. Molly Delinger-Wray, project leader at the Partnership for People with Disabilities shares: “I worked as a...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Some unsung heroes’ impact is so great, we think of them decades later. The Center for Family Involvement’s Rural Outreach Specialist and Family to Family’s Regional Coordinator for Southwest Virginia Lisa Richard shares: “Twenty five years ago when...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Heroism is rarely the bold acts we see in movies. Often it’s as simple as sharing empathy. Our Family to Family Regional Network Coordinator for Blue Ridge/Western Virginia Rebecca Stickler tells us her story: “I am the parent of four children with disabilities....
