Tag Archives: Special Needs

How Schools Kill Creativity
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Posted on December 24, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we are watching creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson, who champions a radical rethink of our schools to cultivate creativity. Why don’t we get the best out of people? Robinson argues that it’s because we … Continue reading →

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Story Published in Special Needs Anthology
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Posted on November 10, 2013 by

Yesterday was the release party for the new anthology entitled, Monday Coffee and Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs. It contains my story, “Waiting, Still Waiting, For Words.” InWords Press published the anthology which was the vision of … Continue reading →

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A Painter, A Pendulum, and Parkinson’s
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Posted on October 8, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have artist Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio talking with journalist John Hockenberry in “The Painter and the Pendulum.” This eye-opening conversation reveals how nature’s forces — and the onset of Parkinson’s … Continue reading →

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Update on Publication in Special Needs Anthology
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Posted on September 22, 2013 by

Back in June I learned that one of my stories had been accepted for publication in a yet-to-be-named anthology for special needs moms. The anthology now has a name: Monday Coffee & Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs. … Continue reading →

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What Happened to August?
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Posted on September 12, 2013 by

Sometimes I find that as a special needs parent I focus so much on what needs to be done in the future, that I often lose track of how far we’ve come. I was given a little reminder this past … Continue reading →

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Creativity and Disability
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Posted on September 10, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Alberto Cairo of the Red Cross speaking about the disabled and how “There Are No Scraps of Men.” In this powerful talk, Alberto tells the moving story of why and how … Continue reading →

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More Glitter in the Air: An Update
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Posted on August 8, 2013 by

Many of you have asked for an update on the trio of posts I did in late May and early June: Glitter in the Air, I’m a Nonprofit Girl at Heart, and Change Happens in Threes. These were the posts … Continue reading →

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Stealth Grief
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Posted on July 25, 2013 by

I’ve been rather sad, on and off, the past several weeks—and not because summer school ended much too soon this year (as in, today). No, this was a reappearance of something I call “stealth grief.” This is how stealth grief … Continue reading →

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, Take 2
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Posted on July 18, 2013 by

Two weeks ago I wrote about a photograph. It’s a standard class photo that shows a boy in a wheelchair seated off to the side, leaning over to get closer to his classmates. In a word, the photo says exclusion. … Continue reading →

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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
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Posted on July 4, 2013 by

Happy Independence Day! I’ve been thinking a lot about inclusion the past couple of weeks and the main reason has to do with a photo, a photo that isn’t of me, or my daughter Katie, or even of a child … Continue reading →

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