Dealing with Emergencies
Imagine this… It is a beautiful and sunny fall afternoon at a family gathering. The children are all playing happily in the pool while parents attentively watch for everyone’s safety....
Sept/Oct 2022
College: A Choice for Everyone
We do many things related to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability (ID) – we conduct research into best practices, provide technical assistance for program development and improvement, create...
Meet: Thomas Wilson
College: Syracuse University/InclusiveU QUESTIONS: 1. Tell us your biggest struggle at the beginning of attending college. It was hard learning the new assignments and learning how to talk to...
Meet: Indigo Abell
Program: Master of Education in Behavior Analysis Expected Graduation Date: December 2022 Background: I am 27 years old, a wife and a mom to three beautiful daughters. I am originally...
Preparing for Elections and Voting: Meet Brooke
Brooke’s Story Voting for people serving in elected offices is important to my family. From the years my great-grandmother spent all day driving the elderly to voting places to the...
The Most Valuable Sticker: I Voted
Part 3 in a series on using research to guide decision making For most of us, voting in an election seems more important today than in any previous time in...
Parenting Plans Before the School Bell Rings
As with any time for reflection, back-to-school is a great time to review your goals for the upcoming months, including your parenting plan. Before the first bell rings, you should...
Keys to Autism: Self
One of the Keys to Autism / Disability is knowing and understanding the “Self.” Once a disabled individual has a grasp and clarity about their own strengths and weakness and...
Halloween Fun Obstacle Course
Halloween Fun Halloween is slowly approaching, and the children are getting excited to engage in fun seasonal activities. As a physical educator, I’ve seen the aftermath of kids experiencing hyperactive...
Tech Tools for Growing Up
Growing up is hard. You spend your childhood attending a structured educational setting for 12+ years and then suddenly you are expected to find a job and pay bills, not...