by Gabriella | Jun 29, 2022 | Caregiving
Working together for quality care is key Separating specialists from the learners or clients as well as from one another only creates miscommunication, disconnection, and unnecessary wait times in an already very bureaucratic system. We need to work together for the...
by Gabriella | Jun 27, 2022 | Caregiving
Two decades into the 21st century and most decisions made about neurodivergent and chronically ill/disabled individuals are made by non-disabled people many levels removed from the lives they directly impact. Social service is set up to assist individuals and their...
by Gabriella | Nov 22, 2021 | Accessibility, Essays and Reflections
I am my son’s parent, but I am not a part of his culture and he is not part of mine. I have not experienced life as a disabled person and he’s never been non-disabled. I first became aware of this distinction when I heard Andrew Solomon, author of Far From the Tree:...
by Gabriella | Nov 19, 2021 | Accessibility, Essays and Reflections
I learned that there is only one way to be in the world as a child. It was reinforced in my schooling and solidified in my career in the education system. There are a set of rules for behaving that are socially accepted. Anything outside of that is judged,...
by Gabriella | Nov 17, 2021 | Accessibility, Essays and Reflections
When my son was first diagnosed, I was handed a stack of white, legal-sized envelopes with the headings of clinics he would need to consult within the first weeks of life. Most of the departments I didn’t even know existed, let alone know how to pronounce. In...
