Walking a Mile in Her Walker
“You can’t understand someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” — American saying, author unknown Part of aging is the physical...
Jul 10, 2023
Including People with Disabilities in Religious Life
Pure joy carrying the Torah at practice Published in ChicagoNow, February 27, 2019 I have been writing about how many religious...
Feb 27, 2019
Kids with Disabilities Still Love to Dance
Published in ChicagoNow, January 22, 2019 My granddaughter with special needs has sat through countless dance performances for her...
Jan 22, 2019
In My World, Every Day is Autism Awareness Day
Published in ChicagoNow, April 2, 2018 Today is World Autism Awareness Day. I guess it’s a good idea to have a special day for autism...
Apr 2, 2018
Special Education for Evanston High School Students: If You Build It Should They Come?
Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2017 Many Evanstonians were outraged by a highly insensitive comment by Alderman Ann Rainey about...
Dec 7, 2017
Do the Right Thing for Kids Needing Special Education
Photo by Tiffany Published in ChicagoNow, February 14, 2017 As someone who loves her grandchildren with special needs, I am begging you...
Feb 14, 2017
Summer for a Child with Special Needs: So Glad it’s Almost Over
Photo by Tiffany Published in ChicagoNow, August 22, 2016 Of the many challenges that families of children with significant special needs...
Aug 22, 2016
When a Feel-Good Story About a Child with Special Needs Feels Bad
Photo by Luis Cruz Published in ChicagoNow, April 12, 2016 A boy with developmental disabilities invited his classmates to his ninth...
Apr 12, 2016
Inclusion: It’s Not Enough to Decorate a Buddy Bench
Photo from buddybench.org Published in ChicagoNow, April 5, 2016 Watching kids play on school playgrounds can break my heart. There are...
Apr 5, 2016
How Not to Honor Martin Luther King
Published in ChicagoNow, January 18, 2016 At a grade school assembly to honor Martin Luther King, a child from a self-contained class for...
Jan 18, 2016