Ollibean disability-centric lifestyle posts and articles connecting and informing families, advocates and professionals .
Sara Winter answers our Change Leader Questionairre. Sara is the founder of Squag™ - a wonderful curated, online space that offers kids on the autism spectrum as well as other disabilities (and their siblings) a safe, beautiful corner of the web.
Several AUCD network members and George Jesien, Executive Director of
I love you. You're a good parent, and just because you're disabled doesn't mean that you do anything less for me.
The Hannah's Buddies Charity Classic began in 2000 with John Bell of Widespread Panic deciding to help his goddaughter and tens of thousands of children in their fight against SMA.
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — The seventh grade has been a
New Orleans, LA Â Jennifer Lentz, PhD, Assistant Professor of
The son of a New Mexico woman accused of locking
“We don’t benefit from ignorance. We don’t benefit from not
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 ."
"Maybe people that don't care in the past will care in the future ." Conner Long
There is some debate about using the term ‘autistic child’
Otis Hampton once walked 40 blocks in Manhattan, and swelled
We love the ebook "My Skilled Companion Dog" by Samuel
What makes us happy? (9 talks) We all want to be
We went to see Anne Hamilton's: the event of a
We wanted to do something that would specifically honor some of the passions and characteristics the victims families described.
With files from the CBC's Chad Pawson A Vancouver entrepreneur's
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.
"Any Day Now" follows the struggle of a gay couple
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.
The Ollibean Creed, our parenting true north for raising children with and without disabilities.
AUTISM IS AWESOMISM . LOVE this video performed by the incredible Wyatt Isaacs (Autism the Musical), Jack Black, Stephen Stills from the Miracle Project Benefit.
Perceptions about Down syndrome have changed in recent years, says
For Megan and Michael, a Los Angeles couple, the crucial
Trigger Warning: R-slur as an insult, discussion of such (censored
Documents that explain life-saving medical procedures or how to take
We hope that young autistics today will be proud of themselves and without shame. The message that boy received at that moment was the opposite of acceptance. It was ableist and it came from someone who is part of our own community.
Inclusive schools need to become a reality for all students
Dean McIntosh criticized our describing Frost as a “student with
