They changed the pick up point for my youngest; he now gets picked up in front of the house, not across the street. So today I got to see him as the bus pulled away. He looked at me briefly as they buckled him in, and then looked straight ahead. The thing about a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘disabilities’
Riding the Short Bus
Posted in Parenting, commentary, disabilities, education, family, kids, tagged advocacy, autism, disabilities, education, family, kids, Parenting, PDD-NOS, ted on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Taco John’s
Posted in Current Affairs, Iowa, Local Stuff, commentary, disabilities, family, kids, life, tagged disabilities, disability rights, dubuque on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Taco John’s
Originally uploaded by Kibbles
Doesn’t like disabled people. Even tried to contact management. Got nowhere. Ignored it. Don’t go there, anymore. Would have been nice if they made an attempt to be conciliatory, but they wouldn’t. So, we had to redo Ted’s routine, and find other places for him to have his [...]
Word of the Day
Posted in commentary, disabilities, tagged disabilities, words on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Perseverate.
Craggy Island Milk Float
Posted in commentary, disabilities, links, television, tagged charity, disabilities, father ted on February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ted 40 – Home
The Milk Float from Father Ted is getting pushed round Ireland to raise money for two Down’s Syndrome charities. Reading the stories of some of the people got me a little teary eyed.
I know this post makes sense only to Father Ted fans, but it’s too cool not to share. This BBC [...]
Growing Up With Autism
Posted in commentary, disabilities, education, family, kids, life, tagged autism, disabilities, PDD-NOS, ted on November 19, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Link: Growing Up With Autism – Newsweek Health – MSNBC.com.
Autism strikes in childhood, but as thousands of families like the Boronats have learned—and thousands more are destined to learn—autism is not simply a childhood disorder. Two decades into the surge of diagnoses that has made autism a major public health issue, a generation of teenagers [...]
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Using the Word Retarded is Gay
Posted in Current Affairs, commentary, disabilities, education, tagged advocacy, disabilities, language on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Using the word “retarded” casually as an insult is highly offensive. People with developmental delays and other disabilities face many forms of discrimination and abuse, and language like that makes it easier for them to be victimized. Those who use the word not only look stupid, but can really hurt their audience.
“Don’t get retarded with [...]
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