Pipecleaner Dreams

We've had quite the week, but it was no where near as difficult as others in our state had. It started last Monday with something call...

I’ve written several times in the past about captioned movies, or the lack thereof , in our area. Our movie theatre landscape is controll...

Catherine's cousin said, "People who are the experts on disability are not the doctors. It's the people with disabilities....

This is my last post of the week talking about things that have made my life as a special needs parent a little easier. My life is full of c...

Ashley is a child that likes to explore. She is also very strong willed. If she doesn't want to do something, I am hard pressed to con...

This week I am going to write about some of the things that have made my life as a mom to children with special needs a little easier. Thes...

Here is a question for those of you who have a wheelchair user in your family. When you go to performances or plays or sports games, how is...

OK, I'm about to step back on my soapbox again. Let's talk a bit about the sexist attitudes of some restaurant owners and in additi...

We parents of children with disabilities spend a lot of time talking and writing about the lack of accessibility and accommodations for our ...

Sometimes I like to visualize in my mind what it must be like to be in a wheelchair like Ronnie or Ashley. Doing so helps me figure out acc...

Ronnie has a wheelchair basketball tournament coming up in a few weeks. It will be held at one of our local universities, and is sponsored ...

My boys and I like to go to baseball games. We've been to Baltimore for the last two years for an Orioles game, and we have season tick...

Denise Payne, a Florida resident who has cerebral palsy, and her business partner, Robert Forlano, formed a 5013C charitable organization ca...

Many years ago, I would go shopping or out to a restaurant without a thought about accessibility. I would walk up curbs without thinking ab...

Over the years I have been blogging, I've done many posts about accessibility and accommodations. My recent post about Joey's Hot D...

Our plans for a Christmas break spent in the Outer Banks of North Carolina didn't work out, but we did have a wonderful time exploring o...

Yesterday was the last day of ESY (extended school year) services for Ashley. For the last seven weeks, she has gone to school Monday throu...

My boys asked me to take them to a movie this weekend. The movie they suggested was How To Train Your Dragon , and I was just pleased that ...

With one major exception , hospital visits have always been positive experiences for Ashley. When I first brought her home, the hospital we...

Ashley bruises easily due to one of her seizure meds. But, when she comes home from school with large, very black and blue bruises, I do ha...