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 | Dec 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to recognize those UNSUNG HEROES in our lives. Who are yours? Our Family to Family Regional Network Coordinator for Northern Virginia shares: “I sing about this hero all the time but she deserves more...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
When caring for a loved one with a disability, routine appointments like well visits and dental care can sometimes feel like climbing a mountain. As our Elderhood and Aging Specialist Norma Draper shares, accommodating for the needs of each individual makes a world of...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 10, 2020 | Child Find, Extended Family, Finding Balance, Help, KIDS, Parents, Preschool, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized, YOU
If there was ever a time to celebrate the siblings of individuals with disabilities, it is now. I have three children. Arlo is 9; he has Down syndrome, ADHD, hearing loss, and medical issues that make him high risk during this pandemic. Emil is 7, Maya is 4; they are...
by Guest Author | May 23, 2018 | Advocacy, BABY, Doctors, Individuals, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS, Self-Advocacy, YOU
by Angela West As we celebrate Memorial Day, I think about the men and women who fight for our freedom. My mother came here from South Korea and started a life with my father. Even thirty years later, she tells me that she is thankful that I was born in America...
