disabilities

Unsilent

November 2, 2010




Yesterday a lot of people on twitter and facebook vowed to be silent for 24 hours as part of Communication Shutdown, a global fundraiser for autism. I’m not entirely sure if the intent was to raise money (paying for people to shut up?) or to raise awareness (by someone’s conspicuous absence?) but I do wonder [...]

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What should we say instead?

March 6, 2010




Language is a powerful thing. I sometimes object to other people’s choice of words. They sometimes object to mine. We let words impact us and give them power they may or may not have earned. There are words that cut like a knife and words so powerful and so objectionable that they really shouldn’t be [...]

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How you should treat my child with special needs

September 10, 2009




This is a guest post by Ellen, a blogger I’m so glad I had the chance to meet at BlogHer 09. This is my little boy, Max. He’s six. At first glance, he may look like any other kid. And in many ways, he is like any other kid. He loves chocolate ice-cream, trucks, airplanes, [...]

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