Your homeschool roadmap to success! Welcome to your comprehensive resources for back-to-homeschool! It's time to gear up for an enriching learning experience tailored to your child's needs. Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or embarking on this journey for the...
When families are up in arms about caring for our loved ones, it's not because we don't want to do it. It's because we don't want to do it in this way. Parents/guardians/caregivers hardly speak up about our reality because we are met with options that set our children...
The pediatrician hinted about a disorder while I sat in a chair and he stood over my son's incubator. I left confused and in tears.⠀ The official diagnosis was handed to me without support in the NICU. I held my son, the doctor casually leaned on the empty...
Breaking care policy is not an exception, but an accommodation A sales associate for elimination supplies scolded me for not being better organized. She was upset I was calling last minute to reorder supplies we required the same week. I should write it in my...
What if we did caregiving differently? What if systems of care weren't a one-size-fits-all solution? What if the end-user had a say? What if we trusted the end-user's personal experience? What if we didn't impose? What if support were preventative rather than...
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...
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...
What is the accessibility change I want to see? I talk a lot about effecting change for children, students, parents, professionals, and organizations. I have ongoing lists of my vision for home education, schools, classrooms, rehabilitation centers, medical...
Accessible education is more than providing closed captioning to a video presentation (although this is a crucial provision to consider always). Accessible education is: Designing learning/teaching experiences, materials, evaluation methods/feedback, etc. in a...
I am no longer apologizing. I am also not thanking anyone.⠀ ⠀ My son and I occupy a lot of space when we're out and about. That's because we have to. And, that’s OK.⠀ ⠀ When we go to the rehabilitation center, I apologize for having to stop several times during the...
Accessibility is not just a trend or a nice thing to do. There is an increase in demand for inclusion, especially within education. If we’re not prioritizing accessibility, we’re sending the message that not everyone is welcome. Five reasons we need to...
Some of the things we request from children make very little sense. Worksheets asking question after question about a book sucks the life out of it. As parents and teachers of disabled or neurodivergent children, we always feel we need to do more. Drive it home...
Home-educating parents, especially parents raising disabled children, are continually being watched, judged, and criticized. Everyone has an opinion. Hardly anyone keeps it to themselves. Nobody questions public school parents about their choices. When their kids...
Continue reading my essays, activities, and case studies for supporting the education of disabled/chronically ill and neurodivergent children.