It feels like every day I am hearing or reading a new story about the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in everyday life. For example, as I write this blog, a series of gray words...
I will admit, I typically focus on the work left to be done. I get frustrated with how slowly change occurs and sometimes, defeated. There are so many opportunities we still aren’t leveraging. Too many...
One of the biggest lies I was told as a child is the saying, “Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Words do hurt…a lot. Words can cause wounds...
I still remember the day I received my letter of acceptance to college. I waited each day for the moment I could check the mail, hoping for the “big” envelope, meaning it included the acceptance...
Inclusion is the dream, the goal, the hope. To understand the drive for inclusion, we must first understand the past. Less than 50 years ago, a child with a developmental disability, or cognitive disability, was...