11/8/11 - 01:51 PM by Jeannie Doiron
Do you remember the Twisted Sister music video where the father screams at the son, “What do you want to do with your life?” The son jumps up and says, “I want to rock!” Okay, maybe I’m the only one who remembers. For some people with disabilities, the question isn’t, “What do you want to do with your life?” Instead it’s, “This is what we have for your life.”
Read more … "I Want To Rock!"
9/30/11 - 02:06 PM by Beth DeBlanc
In the summer of 2005, living in a remote village in war-torn Uganda, I sometimes caught a ride in the village's truck to the nearest market in town. On one of these trips, as I and the other villagers proceeded on our journey, we passed a field where a disheveled woman tended her vegetable garden. The thing that stood out most about the woman was that she was gardening in the nude.
Read more … Helping Them To Be Heard
8/16/11 - 07:12 PM by Linda Kocher
Way, way back when my children were very young, there was a spate of carjackings in the uptown area. Not exactly in my neighborhood, which I think of as the Upper Channel, but close enough to make me look around really well before exiting the house or the car. A person is awfully vulnerable with a little girl balanced on her hip and a little boy being held with the free hand. You realize how defenseless you are, in no way capable of fleeing or fighting back. Could anything be worse?
Read more … Positive Note
7/24/11 - 09:49 PM by Lois Simpson
For the past week or so, there have been more boxes in our New Orleans office than anything else. It looks like we’re leaving and we are. Some staff have already set up their home offices where they will work until our new building is ready for us; others are almost there. I will officially move on the 29th of July.
Read more … Goodbye Downtown, Hello Oak Street
7/21/11 - 04:42 PM by Jeannie Doiron
My father called himself the Hooking Bull. He was a strict disciplinarian, but I always knew he loved me. As I grew and became an adult, I knew I wanted to be a similar parent.
Read more … The countdown to competency
