I don’t often bother to comment on Hollywood’s ineptness. Unfortunately, my Twitter feed and Facebook page were reeling with news that the new hit movie, The Change-Up pulled a no-brainer and managed to offend the disability community once again. Normally, I just roll with these incidents because I would prefer to celebrate my “Downsy” daughter’s life by staying [...]
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Aug 8th
A Special Education Parent’s Proclamation for 2011-12
What will I do better this school year? Having a child with a disability in school requires additional planning and forethought for a new year. But it also represents an opportunity for a fresh start and to do this all just a little bit better. So as I was lying in bed last evening, I [...]
Aug 3rd
I’m Sorry, We Have to Kill You.
Does it make any sense to you? We work tirelessly for several decades, and suddenly, right when we are beginning to reap the benefits of greater acceptance from society, the primary goal of some governments and the scientific community is to rid the earth of people with Down syndrome. I had to wait a few days to [...]
Aug 1st
Medications for Increased Functionality in Down syndrome
I was reading an article the other day about a dad who is trying to develop a drug to help people with Down syndrome achieve greater cognitive capabilities. Simply click on the word “article” above, highlighted in red, to read the entire story. It’s interesting when our community gets on this topic of using drugs [...]