Category: Politics

  • Searching for Answers When Disability Derails Your Plans

    Searching for Answers When Disability Derails Your Plans

    There’s a fracture in the autism community—one that runs deep and personal.On one side: parents searching for hope.On the other: advocates begging them to stop chasing lies. I get it.I’ve been the mom searching. I’ve also seen what happens when that search turns into obsession—when desperation becomes denial, and kids are…

  • A New Glass Ceiling for Folks with Disabilities in America

    A New Glass Ceiling for Folks with Disabilities in America

    “Mommy…Can we talk about something?”  Haley looks up at me with those big brown beautiful eyes. Sienna is in bed already. If this is important, I can handle it.  “Sure. What’s up, kid?” She clears her throat. “What will happen when…Sienna is a grownup? Who will she live with? Will…

  • Whispers of Inclusion in a World That Should Be Shouting

    Whispers of Inclusion in a World That Should Be Shouting

    Shannon shares her sentiments about the evolving conflict in the disability community around certain words.