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Elearning Virtual disAbility Awareness

June 3, 2020 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

  We are excited to announce the new Virtual Elearning disAbility Awareness Program now available for schools for the 2020-2021 School Year. Educating Outside The Lines has created an interactive, comprehensive Virtual disAbility Awareness Program for grades K-5 to add to this year’s curriculum. We provide support for teachers by filling content hours, providing Social…

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Our New Normal – Elearning

April 28, 2020 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

  The new normal is new for everyone, not just parents like myself who are raising children with disabilities.  Challenges are now universal, and some of ours in this disability parenting club have found our new normals do not look like everyone else’s. I know mine doesn’t.   But I have learned so much about…

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The Myth of the Superhero Mom

February 7, 2017 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I am super excited to be guest blogging today over at Easter Seals.  Please check it out HERE – Easter Seals provides resources and services for both kids and adults with disabilities, and I am proud to be a part of it. Easterseals.com Blog.easterseals.com

Filed Under: being a Mom, disability, disability parenting, parenting, siblings, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting, special needs siblings Tagged With: disability parenting, parenting, special needs mom

Sharing Stories of Parenting the Special Needs Child Around the World

October 2, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I NEED YOUR HELP and I WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY   Parents, I need your help with an important project, looking at special needs parenting from a global perspective. The purpose and focus of this project will be to address the day to day life of raising a young child with special needs.  It…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, diagnosis, disability, disability parenting, Global parenting, siblings, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting, special needs siblings Tagged With: children disability, disability, globe, parenting, Special needs parenting, world

Please stop learning at my daughter’s expense

June 28, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel 3 Comments

The first day of summer or the first day of camp are supposed to be exciting and memorable and calm. But sometimes things don’t work out and it doesn’t go your way or the way you thought it should play out.  I get that and I am not an evil, mean Mom waiting to pounce…

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Filed Under: disability, disability parenting, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent

I Want My Kids to Think I Matter

June 15, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I want my kids to actually think that I matter in the world, day to day.  Not the grand scheme of how much they love and adore me (because of course that goes without saying, most days), but to actually take a minute and think “Yeah, that Mom lady sure does a lot for this…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, being a woman, parenting, Special Needs Parent Tagged With: being a mom, Mom, moms matter

50 Years Ago Today

April 24, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel 3 Comments

  Fifty years ago today my Mom sat rocking in a little house, and waited for me to be born.  I’m sure waiting and wondering how all of this was going to turn out and what the future would hold for both her and for me. My Mom must have been quiet and worried, and full of…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, being a woman, parenting, siblings Tagged With: growing up, my birthday, my mom, parenting

Growing Up: Transitions and Disability

April 19, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I have been sitting through meetings these last few weeks to plan the transition of my daughter to middle school.  All is going well, and everyone seems to be on board with the plan.  But as I sit there at the big table, I fight back my fears and try to sit tall in my chair and…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability, disability parenting, parenting, special education, special needs mom, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: cerebral palsy, disability, junior high, middle school, research, transition

Irreverent Disability

April 13, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

Has anyone started reading this book?   I just started and I have to say, it is hilarious.  Totally and without question, laugh out loud hilarious .  And really, what subject is more funny than disability. Zach Anner talks about Cerebral Palsy being “the sexiest of the palsies.”  He uses a wheelchair to ambulate, and…

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Filed Under: disability, disability awareness, disability parenting Tagged With: Book, disability, Humor, If At Birth You Don't Succeed

What I Wish I Knew When I Was A Grad Student At University of Chicago, And What I Wish I Could Teach Students Now

March 18, 2016 By Patricia O'Machel Leave a Comment

I clearly remember every feeling I had when I started Graduate School at University of Chicago (School of Social Service Administration). Mostly a very strong feeling that everyone around me was smarter, had a clearer path, and a better foundation than I did. I was nervous about being “enough” for the the caliber of people…

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Filed Under: being a Mom, disability awareness, disability parenting, parenting, Special Needs Parent, special needs parenting Tagged With: SSA, University of Chicago

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