While October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month and we make intentional efforts to make you aware of the abilities of those with Down syndrome, for hundreds of thousands of us, we do Down syndrome advocacy 24/7. Every year people […]
April 2014 – We had Rachel’s official transition to high school meeting. There were 15 people there including Rachel and a variety of teachers, administrators, counselors and case managers from both her middle school and high school plus Jonathan and […]
A few months ago I was invited to write a letter of nomination for one of Rachel’s teachers. Our school district’s education foundation, Olathe Public Schools Foundation, presents Excellence in Educator Awards on a monthly basis. There other awards for […]
Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month! I think revisiting the question of what I would say to younger parents is a good post to celebrate our friends and loved ones with Down syndrome! Four years ago I wrote a blog called […]
Rachel is a senior. This is her fourth year as volleyball manager and volleyball always has an away game on the night of the bonfire, picnic, dance and traditional Junior-Senior Powderpuff game. They usually make it in time for the […]
We work in the student ministry at our church. A few years back some of the seniors said one of their sources of pressure was everyone asking what they were going to do. Historically, this is a fairly common question […]
Today is the first day of Rachel’s senior year. She is so excited to be part of the Class of 2018. We are excited for her and for her 553 class mates. I have decided that I am going to […]
This week I have tried to be focused on the excitement of Rachel starting her senior year. I have been re-posting first day of school blogs from her freshman and sophomore years. Today, I had planned to post last year’s […]
Been thinking of how to continue to inspire our advocates. Yep, it took eight years to #passtheABLEAct. The healthcare dilemma is different though. The stakes are higher. As if healthcare is not enough, for our families this impacts more than […]
In case you haven’t noticed, I blog a lot about inclusion. I am passionate about the inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities. I am not just passionate about inclusion in the education setting. I believe in community […]