Epilepsy, And Living Epileptic
Epilepsy I am writing this as, partly, a rant.
On Not Being “Pretty”
My friend Cara wrote this awesome article about being "ugly"
Accommodations – They Make All The Difference
Accommodations are important and they work. I should not be
Being Comfortable In My Skin
When I shared my post "Celebrating My Life" one commenter
Celebrating My Life
Celebrating My Life Amy Sequenzia won't stop celebrating her autistic,
Uncontainable Presence
You are anywhere You are anytime Daring and enticing Changes
Cry Me a River, Katrina Percy. Justice for LB!
I originally wrote this piece for the blog 107daysofaction.wordpress.com. I
Sesame Street, This is an Autistic Speaking
Sesame Street knew nobody was missing, or lacking, anything. I was perfect! Everyone is perfect! But in real life, as I grew older, doctors and teachers convinced everyone that I was too broken to be worthy of any effort toward education and a future. Nobody saw me the way I was seen by my friends at Sesame Street.
Being Disabled and in the Hospital
Being disabled and in hospitals is always scary because our lives is not valued as the lives of non-disabled. I was, in a way, lucky but the policies still need a lot of improvement.
I Fall and I Rise Again
My life is in constant motion So different from a
Amy Sequenzia: Does it matter?
Should it matter that some of us are labeled intellectually disabled? Read the definitions, look at us in a realistic way and ask yourself; Does it matter? Aren’t we all worthy?
2013 Top Ten Signs of Special Ed Advocate Burn Out
Subtitle: Why you may need a trip to a COPAA
Joey Furlong, hospitalized fourth-grader asked to take a standardized test, becomes a symbol in high-stakes testing battle
News that a fourth-grader in the hospital for severe epilepsy
Law Would Give Parents Final Say About Special Diploma Track
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.
Stanford Scientists Demonstrate Brain’s Capacity to Change in Response to Education
"No one is born with the innate ability to recognize numerals."
Pain in My Brain
The one thing in my life I would like to cure.
Retention is Not a Form of “Specialized Instruction”
The school wanted to retain my son who has an
Appropriate Education for Your Child – 02/15/2013
Unfortunately, our guest Howard Glasser, was unavailable for this morning's
Grit Media
Grit Media promotes the rights and aspirations of people with
Q&A: IDEA and child care
This 4-page brief explains the basics of the Individuals with
IEP Team Member Apology: A Template for “Not Knowing It All – After All”
Have you just committed a real faux pas but find
Ollibean: All of a kind
The faces of Ollibean are kids with and without disabilities all trying to make the world a better place.
Adding the I to IEP: H is at the table
We worked with the wonderful team at H’s Distributed Learning
Special ed in distress A few schools get it right, but complaints and lawsuits are mounting against a troubled program serving 7,000 Seattle students.
Five years ago, a high-profile report found that Seattle's public-school
Why Won’t the School Provide Homebound Instruction?
My child’s doctor recommended homebound instruction. The school said they
Supporting Young Autistics
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.
AAPC Publishing Releases Lesson Plan a la Carte: Integrated Planning for Students With Special Needs
Integrate learning objectives with therapeutic supports and necessary modifications right
The Case for Inclusion Part Two: What Does Inclusion Look Like?
It should always be the objective of public education to serve all students no matter what their disability label. It should always be the objective to give the right amount of support for all children.
Bureaucrats
You look at me But you don’t see me You
A Sensory Garden for Zoë and Oliver
One of Ollibean's contributors, the lovely and amazing, Julie Lohoefener of Bloom Garden Shop, let's us in on some great tips on creating a non-toxic Sensory Garden with your kids.
USC’s Special Ed Infographic
Welcome to Making Special Education Actually Work, the official blog
Amy Sequenzia : Friendship and Respect
It is a mistaken idea that we, autistics, lack empathy. It is also a myth that we are not social. My friends and I, we understand and respect differences. And we understand that we all have a lot to contribute, in a diversity of manners.