disability labels Archives • Ollibean

I Am

2016-11-10T10:12:04-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Think Tank, Video|Tags: AAC, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

How do you talk to someone who uses AAC?

Presume My Competence

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: AAC, Ableism, Advocacy, Author, blog, Cross Disability, Editor's Picks, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, cross disability, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, presume competence, Presume My Competence, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

Really, this is number one. Please presume my competence.

Focus on My Strengths

Focus on My Strengths

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost, Neurodiversity, Ollibean Family|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, self-advocacy, Special Education, special needs, student|

#4 Please focus on My Strengths. I have many. We all do.

Top 10 Things Autistic Self Advocate Needs Teachers to Know : # 3

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Featured (Homepage), General, Henry, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITH HENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things I want you to know. Number 3: Please talk directly to me, not to my support person.

Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

Autistic Student’s Top 10 List for Teachers of Students with Special Needs #2

2015-10-28T20:27:11-04:00By Henry Frost|Categories: Advocacy, Author, blog, General, Henry, Henry Frost|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, I STAND WITH HENRY, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, respect, Special Education, special needs, student|

Top ten things Autistic student wants teachers, therapists and friends to know about students with special needs... they may be shocking to some of you, but hopefully to most they are exactly what you expect. Here's number 2.

A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

A Sister Stands with Her Brother: I Am Heard, I Am Important, and I Am Included

2016-11-10T10:12:06-05:00By Lily Frost|Categories: Advocacy, blog, Editor's Picks, Featured (Homepage), General, Inclusive Education, Lifestyle, Think Tank|Tags: activism, advocacy, all disabilities, autiism, autism, autistic, brother, cerebral palsy, deaf, developmental disability, disability labels, equal rights, hearing impairment, Henry, Henry Frost, Hillsborough County, I STAND WITH HENRY, I Stand With Henry News, inclusion, inclusive education, ISTANDWITHHENRY, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Oprah, sibling, sister, Special Education, special needs, student, Tampa, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Golden Hat : Talking Back to Autism|

No one wants to be the excluded one, the one to stand alone in silence, the one left out of the conversation. No one wants to be forgotten. So why are some individuals treated this way? Luckily it just takes one person to stand up and include, and the rest will follow. Be that person, take a stand, make a difference.