The Predictability, Pattern and Routine of Stimming
by Judy Endow The neurology of a person with
by Judy Endow The neurology of a person with
Martin Pistorius, author of the New York Times best-seller, Ghost Boy: The
Acceptance, connection, and belonging. Home. Thank you Deaf Film Camp for making such awesome videos!
For over ten years Martin Pistorius was trapped in his own body, fully cognizant, but unable to speak or move. He was surrounded by people who believed he was incapable of thinking and tried desperately to get just one person to notice. His story serves as a wake-up call for all of us to drastically change our assumptions about speech and intellectual capacity as well as the need to radically reform expectations and treatment of people with complex communication needs.
Love this video by Tina and Paul Sirimarco. Tina is
A trip to the mall bombards me with unattainable ideals
"One of the treasures of IDEA is that it provides children with disabilities the luxury of just being students. Unfortunately there are still many school districts where students with disabilities are denied their right to an education." Haben Girma
"Polite society often tells us that we need to take the 'dis' out of disability, but maybe... just maybe, we should spend some time putting it back in. Take the "dis" out of disability and you remove the core of what has shaped my life. Disability puts the "D" in diversity, but in order to make that a real difference we've got to own that spot. It took me 35 years to respect and honor that truth. Others shouldn't have to wait that long..." Lawrence Carter-Long
But now and then I meet someone who has. They
Her activism is clearly rooted in a strong sense of
In 2009, I published an article in The Reading Teacher
Rion Paige blew everyone away at the "X Factor" audition.
PrAACtical Suggestions: 5 Ways to Elicit Language Without Asking a
Modeling AAC Style - This is a strategy that is
Judith Snow, MA is a social innovator and an advocate for Inclusion – communities that welcome the participation of a wide diversity of people. Inclusion is an opportunity for EVERYONE!
"And we’re going to develop leadership, that has a fundamental difference and that is, it's inclusive . It believes in people, and in our strengths together . And we are going to change our society. " Ed Roberts
After a three-day conference, I needed to sleep. I needed to sleep because I was dreamy, trying to keep the feeling of being in a place where I can be myself and also be a little bit like a star. Also, building community.
"I am here to make a difference for my people. I hope that you listen to what I have to say. I want people like you to stop judging me." Tres Whitlock
" Talk to people with disabilities. As many as you can: Adults, adolescents, kids. These people are the real experts on disabilities. These are the people that can tell you what life with a disability is like." Renee Salas
" A lot of these kids end up not reaching their full potential because they suffer from low expectations. People think they don't speak well, so we shouldn't have them in the regular classroom, but a lot of the kids I work with, they're cognitively fine. They're perfectly capable. They just need a viable means of communication to really help them through that." Cathy Binger
PrAACtical AAC's latest post on the importance of presuming competence.
When I demand equal access, equal opportunity, equal rights, I'm
This is for every person who embodies the meaning of motherhood. This is for the ones who nurture and protect, who never consider their lives more important than the lives of the ones being nourished, educated, protected and loved.
One of our favorite resources for all things AAC!
The Florida Senate unanimously passed Bill 1108 on April 29th.
People are ausome. Every kind of ausome. just look. you
Beautiful post from Ariane Zurcher.
A proposed law moving quickly through the Legislature would give parents of kids receiving special education services the final say about their child’s placement on a special diploma track.
I stand with Ashley because she is part of our community, she is brave and she survived brutality.I stand with Ashley because I hope to show her, one day, that the joy of belonging to our caring community trumps the memories of pain.
"No one is born with the innate ability to recognize numerals."
“We just have to move forward,” said Dick. “We can’t let something like this stop us.”
Great e-book for Autism Acceptance Month !