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These are YOUR STORIES!
Many of you have been kind enough to share your personal stories—on how the Disability is Natural message (via my presentations, articles, books, etc.) and/or your own common sense—has caused you to rethink or reject the conventional wisdom of Disability World and move in a different way. Thank you for sharing your experiences—we can all learn so much from one another! If you'd like to share the different path you're taking, or an Ah-Ha moment, click here to send me your story. |
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I'm meeting a whole new person in my son...
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Who knew life with Down syndrome would become so routine, so part of the ordinary...
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I'm glad we listened to our son, instead of the experts.
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Whether in employment or education, the expectations need to be raised for people with disabilities. Tax dollars are paying for a twisted, broken service system!
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"She's in my class and she's my friend!"
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Last night I dreamed I was at a Therapy Drive-In...
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I'm twenty-five years old, about 5'4", hazel-eyed, and auburn-haired, with burgundy glasses and an affinity for argyle, plaid, and jewel-tones. I'm a bookworm. I'm a passionate fiction writer. I'm a Christ-follower...
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"Anything is possible with the right supports."
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My hope is that some day all children will have the education they need and deserve...
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I'm the mom of a beautiful 13-year-old daughter with autism...
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I, too, have come to dislike the term "special needs"...
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Ask and You Shall Receive!
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"Husband" and "Uncle Daniel" are the most gratifying labels I've ever had...
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Not knowing a person's diagnosis is one of the best things about my job as travel trainer...
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I was reading the musings from others, and wanted to share a revelation from my Mom's visit this weekend.
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I love both of my children for who they are, imperfections, differences, and all. They are both beyond beautiful to me—the whole of who they are.
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Inclusion for all is right!
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"Gramma" Barb and Going Beyond Goals...
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There were looks of surprise and then smiles of gratitude that we came bearing gifts...
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Very often, ACCEPTING LIMITATIONS is tantamount to ASSUMING THE WORST...
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I had polio at age 7 in 1945. Dad said I would get an education if it took his last penny...
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My son, Bradley, is absolutely THRIVING in a regular first-grade classroom AND he played in his first basketball game Saturday—not a “special needs” program...
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Lena, parent from Virginia, handed me the following note immediately after my presentation to her class at Virginia Partners in Policymaking: I have to write this instead of telling you because I don't want to cry. When I was expecting Katherine, I started a college fund for her and made monthly contributions. When she was diagnosed, I stopped. I want you to know those monthly contributions are starting back up! Thank you! |
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The arcane "helpers" of Disability World don't realize how much talent is being left to rot in the name of "protection."
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If I hadn't heard your presentations, Micah would NOT have been in this ordinary (and inclusive) pre-K class, and he wouldn't have been invited to these birthday parties!
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When my son, Jordan (who happens to have Down syndrome), was about 11 or 12, it was time for a dental appointment.
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I am a doctoral student, a history professor, and a wheelchair user. I am frustrated by the assumption that I am somehow rejecting the "disability community" by trying to lead an ordinary life.
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I am mom to three kids with disabilities. With my first, we did all the therapists, tried everything. With my third son, who had the same differences as my first, I didn't have him tested and we didn't do all the therapies.
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My 12-year-old son, Jamie, who has a diagnosis of Down syndrome, wanted to play contact football in the city youth football league.
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I am inspired once again by your newsletter! Thank you for your valuable thoughts. I have a story to share on the subject of "Presuming Competence."
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I grew up in the 1970s with physical disabilities, and throughout my childhood, my parents dragged me from doctor to doctor.
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Sometimes it seems I'm the only person who realizes what potential my son has!
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I realized that listening to people is most important.
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Some parents said they were so shaken by your message that they couldn't sleep at all. I told everyone that for the first time since the news of my son's diagnosis 30 months ago, I slept like a baby—so peacefully.
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I continue to challenge myself in terms of Emma and inclusion.
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I learned early on not to listen to doctors.
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Well, my friend, you've done it once again. You blew me away! You've taken a big word used in the disability industrial complex and made the complex minions look a little silly!!
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I am in the 2010 class of Oregon Partners in Policymaking. Your lecture really changed how I see things for our daughter. In fact, I dropped water therapy for swimming lessons. It is way more fun and saved us a fortune! I cannot thank you enough.
Coleen Carey |
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Jordan, our wonderful nine-year-old who happens to have Down syndrome, is doing great, thanks to your book!
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I want Kathie to know how much she has changed my life. I have three children with autism...
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As I watched my young daughter play with her brother and their friends I began to cry! It seemed that I was seeing her for the first time! All I could see was a beautiful four-year-old girl running and playing with her friends.
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I enjoyed your recent presentation, and was glad to have the opportunity to buy your book and DVD. Keep up the good work! It is amazing to me how many of us in the profession are unconscious about how we perpetuate social isolation of people with disabilities. We need inspiration like yours occasionally to remember our mission, when we get distracted feeding the disability-industrial-complex machine.
Tom, professional in the field |
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My son's world has been turned right-side-up since our conversation after your presentation.
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I first saw you in 2005 at the Tennessee Partners training. I remember being in tears when you played your Disability is Natural DVD. It made me realize just how much I saw my son, Ryan, as someone who "can't" instead of someone who "CAN."
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