Pipecleaner Dreams

History was made in my home state of Virginia yesterday - history that will improve the lives of people with disabilities. Virginia has bee...

Her sentence was handed down this week and it was a "lenient" 5 years in prison. The judges at her trial felt sorry for her and be...

If you were the family of James Roots IV you would surely want to know why he was allowed to die in the institution that promised to help hi...

From the Richmond Times Dispatch this past weekend: "In a 20-page assessment of Virginia's care for the disabled released Friday, ...

On October 24, 1993, Canadian farmer Robert Latimer decided it was time to kill his twelve-year old daughter. Tracy had cerebral palsy; she ...

This week has been an historic week for people with disabilities. Today, President Obama will sign into law the Twenty First Century Commu...

Last December, Jessica and I met with our state’s Department of Rehabilitative Services. That agency, DRS, is responsible for helping peopl...

This time, it involves a Muslim teen... Abercrombie and Fitch at it again

I’m a Facebook user and have often wondered how accessible it was to someone who is blind. I have JAWS, the screen reader software, at work...

Today I am continuing my followup to my post about guardianship issues for my 18 year old daughter, Jessica. My original post is here , and...

Several weeks ago, I wrote a post about my daughter, Jessica, and questions about guardianship for her. As I mentioned in that post, both ...

My Due Process story continues... You can catch up by reading Part One here , Part Two here and Part Three here . Besides my testimony, our...

My daughter, Jessica, turned 18 years old this past December. Lots of people have been telling me that I need to go to court and have mysel...

I started my story of due process last week , and this week I will continue. It's surprising to me how relating the story is getting me ...

My friend, Jane, shared a link to a special education law blog that seems to be full of good information. I haven’t had a chance to go dee...

There have been 19 days of school so far this new school year. And for all 19 of those days Ashley has not had the support called for by he...

It’s been two years since the original request for services – services I strongly believed Ashley had a right to have. As expected, however...

Last December, I wrote about Tracy Latimer , a 12 year old girl with cerebral palsy. Tracy's father, Robert Latimer was convicted in he...

I first saw the following information posted by Penny Richards at the Disability Studies, Temple University blog. It was also featured on ...

Tracy Latimer was a 12 year old girl with cerebral palsy. She went to school, seemed to enjoy it based on comments from her teachers, and mo...