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…
Our New Normal – Elearning
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…
The Myth of the Superhero Mom
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
Sharing Stories of Parenting the Special Needs Child Around the World
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…
Please stop learning at my daughter’s expense
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…
I Want My Kids to Think I Matter
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…
Growing Up: Transitions and Disability
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…
What I Wish I Knew When I Was A Grad Student At University of Chicago, And What I Wish I Could Teach Students Now
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…
Wheelchairs In The Snow
There is little I find more lovely than waking up to a beautiful snow. The backyard is covered with a soft white blanket, and the world seems almost more peaceful and quiet. That is until I have to face the ramp in front of the house and worry about how I am going to get…
Since You’ve Been Gone: A Letter to my Mom
Dear Mom, It goes without saying that I miss you so badly my heart hurts, and I cannot believe still to this day (three years later) that when I pick up the phone to call, you will not be there. Some days I can deal pretty well with this, but others I just ache…