Tag: Advocacy
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Searching for Answers When Disability Derails Your Plans
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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…
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A New Glass Ceiling for Folks with Disabilities in America
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“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…
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Whispers of Inclusion in a World That Should Be Shouting
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Shannon shares her sentiments about the evolving conflict in the disability community around certain words.