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How Assistive Technology Helps Me as an Adult With a Learning Disability
How Assistive Technology Helps Me as an Adulty With a Learning Disability No More Shame Around my Learning Disability I use to carry a lot of shame about my learning disability (LD) I was ashamed that I was different and I even felt I was not as smart as other kids...
So Long Exclusion Hello Inclusion
So Long Exclusion Hello Inclusion Universal Design is an Inclusion Solution Exclusion has been the norm for far too long! I don’t think it’s been on purpose rather a lack of understanding of what needs to change to make inclusion possible....
Four Ways to Build a Strong IEP TEAM
Four Ways to Build a Strong IEP TEAM First I want to go straight to an important point, parents or guardians you are an equal member of the IEP team. As a parent, I did not understand that or my role in the IEP team. When I understood this, my role in my...
I Thought I Had Done all the Hard Stuff
I Thought I Had Done all the Hard Stuff I thought I had done all the hard stuff... I found out my baby might be born with some additional needs man that was hard. I sat there as a doctor delivered the news of a diagnosis, my heart broke and I thought can I do...
Seven Tips to Organize the Individual Education Program (IEP) Chaos
Seven Tips to Organize the Individual Education Program (IEP) Chaos As a special needs mom, I am not only a mom but a case manager of my child’s medical needs and making sure I am on top of my daughter’s IEP. This can be overwhelming and feel...
My First IEP Meeting
I can remember going into my first Individual Education Program (IEP) meeting with a knot in my stomach and feeling completly overwhelmed. I sat through the meeting and tried my best to keep up with everything the team was saying. The goals, the acronyms, and overall...