Autism Acceptance Month
"Acceptance is an action." Autism Acceptance Month from the brilliant folks
"Acceptance is an action." Autism Acceptance Month from the brilliant folks
Renata Glasner doing her thing in Brazil.
You can have hope.
Get your advocacy on. April and Autism Acceptance is in Tampa. The rock stars of disability advocacy- Tracy Thresher and Larry Bissonnette- are back.
Autistic People Are Awesome! Autistic People are the
The title of the book should be enough for anyone who wants to know, know more or know anything, about autism and Autistics to buy it and read it.
Always Keep in Mind the Learning Goal and Keep the Challenge Where It Belongs
Pat Mervine has a great website and is the author
Some parents understand that autism is a natural part of some children’s lives and they fight the societal attitudes toward autistics. That’s love. Some parents don’t, and they fight, and hurt, their own children. This is not love and is one of the things that make me very tired.
Great video on Kathleen McClaskey's Scoop It site, UDL- Universal Design for Learning about accessible instructional materials.
"The overall message is that you cannot tell what a person is capable of or what their life is like simply by looking at them. " Brian Steel
What is this ability to step into someone else’s shoes?
This week on The Inclusive Class Podcast, we will be
The most important would eliminate the requirement that students enroll
Jeffrey Wright to his students ,"There is something a lot greater than energy. There’s something a lot greater than entropy. What’s the greatest thing? Love ."
We love Ido In Autismland, a blog by Ido a young autistic advocate who types to communicate.
Autism is not a set of deficits. Autism is complex and all of us can self-advocate despite the difficulties we might face. Autism is life. I am Autistic, I self-advocate and I am happy.
We absolutely love Tiny Grace Notes. Check it out, you
We love the ebook "My Skilled Companion Dog" by Samuel
We are huge fans of Raising Rebel Souls. Heather is
We wanted to do something that would specifically honor some of the passions and characteristics the victims families described.
The victims and families have been and will continue to
In Lieu of Flowers the family requests that you consider making a donation to the Grace Memorial fund at the Fairfield County Community Foundation.
These are the top 10, now top 18 things I need for teachers, therapists, doctors, friends and family to know.
Please never refer to my iPad as a toy. It is not. It is my voice. Imagine if you could not speak with your mouth how important your iPad voice would be.
This very sweet video, 'Fireflies' by The Jubilee Project is about two kids that connect in a beautiful way.
Crazy but true, simply wearing an Ollibean tshirt makes bedtime routine happy and fun! Send us a message about why you want one, what Ollibean means to you, and we'll get one to you.
We are huge fans of the extraordinarily talented Stephen Wiltshire.
For a lot of people, the most anticipated books each
But after watching Wretches and Jabberers, a film about autism and self-advocacy, Henry’s way of interacting with the world changed radically. He realized that he had a voice, could use it, and had a right to participate in discussions about his education and life.
We should all strive to see the beauty and potential in everything, and everyone, and to me, that is inclusion. "
The faces of Ollibean are kids with and without disabilities all trying to make the world a better place.