January 7, 2012
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Before I get mobbed for saying education is fun, let me explain. First, let me ask you, what classes do you remember from elementary school through college? Was it the straight laced teacher that taught straight from the book, the … Continue reading
December 12, 2011
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So many products designed for people with disabilities ultimately help people with out disabilities. Take for instance the curb cut. Now you can push your baby down the street and across the intersection without waking them each time you had … Continue reading
October 16, 2011
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Learning disabilities make understanding subjects harder, but not impossible. It takes a skilled person to understand the differences in the different learning disabilities and learning styles of students. It takes an even more skilled person to be able to teach … Continue reading
February 26, 2011
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With our fast paced society and challenges that may try to get in the way, our continued attention to a task at hand is hard to maintain, even if you don’t have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or ADHD. Here’s some … Continue reading
August 18, 2010
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Under pressure – that burns a building down Splits a family in two Puts people on streets Seems like the world has us all under pressure and Queen captured that in their song Under Pressure. We need to dig ourselves … Continue reading
May 8, 2010
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What do you get the world’s greatest mom? What do you do when you’re only in middle school and have a physical disability to make the perfect gift for the world’s greatest mom? What do you do with power tools? … Continue reading
April 21, 2010
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Walking into the room, fifty eyes were staring at me. The teacher told me to take a seat as she resumed taking roll call. All summer I had waited for this day, but when it finally arrived, I was scared … Continue reading
March 28, 2010
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What is it like to have a disability? This is a hard question for me to answer. I’ve had my disability, Arthrogryposis (Ar-thro-gry-posis) since birth, so I have no way of knowing what it’s like not to have a disability. … Continue reading
November 14, 2009
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If you haven’t looked at the links above recently, you might have missed something new. I recently added videos to the resources available for even more education and information you can get right from this one website. Also for those … Continue reading
November 14, 2009
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In an age where people are searching high and low on the internet for information on Autism, here is a short stop to 2007 and a HBO Documentary that has information, but also hope and inspiration. Unfortunately, I don’t see … Continue reading
October 13, 2009
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Speaking with a large crowd of elementary students last week, one thing was evidently clear: Lots of questions. I broke the ice right away talking about things that were different and things that were the same between them and myself. … Continue reading
May 8, 2009
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What are you waiting for? Life seems to be moving faster and faster, the older I get. Anyone else feel that way? Partially cause I think the time/space narrows as we age. OK, maybe not. But just a thought. I’d … Continue reading
March 28, 2009
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Having been on both sides of an IEP that is why I rename it from Individual Education Plan to Intense Education Process. With the proper support, preparation, and keeping the progress of the student as the goal, an IEP can … Continue reading
August 18, 2008
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With school coming back into full swing, I put together a few things you can use in the classroom. Check out the download page for each item. First off is a nice background for your monitor. No matter what you’re … Continue reading