Disability Awareness
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness month. This is a month where people who have a disability want others to know about. The irony of this recognition is that many disabled people would rather not be recognized for having a disability. They would much rather be recognized for their personal or academic accomplishments. I can speak…
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Take Inventory of Your School Supplies for Special Education Students
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Whether you have a young child or teenager with special needs, you will want them to have everything they need for the upcoming school year. It is never too early to take an inventory of any school supplies you have from last year that might be re-used or re-purposed. Knowing ahead of time what you…
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Does Your Child Have Special Needs or a Disability?
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Originally published March 2016 Updated April 2024 If you refer to your child as having “special needs” instead of having a “disability” you would not be alone. Many schools refer to some classrooms as “special education” not “disability education.” So, it is only natural that parents would follow suit. Below you will read about an…
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Reasons For Disclosing Or Not Disclosing A Disability To Your Employer
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It is hard enough for anyone to get a job, not to mention someone who has never had a job before. Or worse, a teenager who has never worked before and who has a disability; a double whammy. Ready, Willing, and Able For a person with a disability, answering that “scary” question on the application…
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Stop Hiding Behind the “D” Word to Explain Your Kids’ Bad Behavior
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Kids with special needs are kids first In the world of many challenging children there’s this general saying, “Oh, sorry, she has a disability,” and most of us have heard it before. This indirectly implies that since she has a disability she is allowed to misbehave. Unfortunately, you can’t always control the disruptive behavior and…