In the News
Two recent articles about lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of people with developmental disabilities caught my attention.
Originally posted by Stephanie Holland 4/6/14 In the NewsOne of my roles here on The Road is to scour the news for stories that are relevant to our community. I usually share them via “ScoopIt” and post them to our RebelMouse site. Once in a while I’ll be particularly interested in a story and elaborate on it either on FaceBook or here, on my blog page.
Two recent articles about lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of people with developmental disabilities caught my attention.
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We'd like to give a few families a chance to attend this important webinar for free. Enter to win one of five free registrations! Originally posted by Stephanie Holland 4/4/14 Don't underestimate him!!One of my favorite things to do is to "eavesdrop" on the conversations that Josh has with himself, his "boys" (the stuffed animals he surrounds himself with) or the television. As an only child, he's had develop his own ways of entertaining himself, and he's a pro at it by now. Every now and then I'll realize that I've heard him say the same thing before. There's one phrase that he keeps repeating on a regular basis "it's a BABY talking!" It made me wonder what the heck was going on so I decided to look into it. Turns out, he's talking to a commercial. He reminds me that you NEVER know what he understands and processes. You just have to take the time to listen - (or eavesdrop) - to find out. :)
Originally posted by Stephanie Holland 1/12/14 In the past year, I've gone through all of the five stages of grief.
At first, I couldn't believe it had happened. Of course I thought it was a mistake. I spent most of the past twelve months bouncing back and forth between depression and anger. It seemed like the anger was the only thing that pulled me out of the depression. I've also done a lot of bargaining. "If I work hard enough to get "justice".... If he was here, what would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. say and do about the current issues in our community? Today, as we celebrate Dr.King’s impact on our world, it’s a good time to reflect on our advocacy in the disability community. Most would agree that MLK would have something to say about the rallies and demonstrations around race and policing. Would he branch out and extend his hand to include the disability community in his work? I think he would. While some question, and even criticize efforts to widen the discussion of improved policing to include other disenfranchised groups, I believe Dr. King would be among the first to emphasize that #AllLivesMatter.
Originally posted by Stephanie Holland 1/9/14 I've been scouring the internet to try to find something that made sense to me. The first thing that jumped out at me was this quote. "as you go through life, no matter what you do, or how you do it, you leave a little footprint, and that's your legacy." This is one time that I am happy to be proven wrong! There was a great deal of "spirited debate" about Governor O'Malley's response to Emma's petition on Change.org. Some of us were disappointed that he only committed to one of the two requests: training, but not an independent investigation. Some thought "training" was meant to placate a grieving family - a political move more than a real solution. Some even thought training would be dangerous and serve to further stigmatize our loved ones. The Right Leadership I for one, was more hopeful about the Commission once I heard who was going to be at the helm. If anyone could take the opportunity and make the best of it - it was Tim Shriver.
Originally posted by Stephanie Holland 1/7/14 Remembering Ethan and his legacyOn Thursday we'll be participating in a "virtual toast" to Ethan by using the hashtag #Toast4Ethan on Twitter and everything else we post. Won't you join us? ?
Originally posted by Stephanie Holland on 5/9/2014 A recent article, Forgetting not an option: Horrors at Willowbrook State School remembered at annual CSI lecture caught my eye for two reasons:
The new year brings new opportunities and a chance to look back on how far we've come. The beginning of 2015 marks our first anniversary here on The Road. To measure our accomplishments we can look back at numbers:
But what do they really tell us? In the fast-paced world of social media, those numbers may not be too impressive. But, in real life, I think, we've accomplished something pretty amazing. We've started building relationships and supporting each other in a way that's new and different from anything we've had before. We've found a way to use social media as a vehicle to share our experiences. For me, it's the personal connections that really matter. |
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