Sep 6, 2023
Restaurants: Too Much Noise
During the pandemic, we decided to forgo indoor restaurants in the interests of avoiding unnecessary exposure to COVID. This summer, we...
Jul 10, 2023
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 28, 2020
What We Can Do for our Kids in a Pandemic
Published in ChicagoNow, July 28, 2020 Clearly, our kids are hurting during this pandemic. One of the most poignant reminders of the pain...
Feb 27, 2019
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...
Dec 7, 2017
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...
Oct 10, 2016
Bullying, Setting Kids on Fire, Creepy Clowns, Locker Room Talk, and Other Hated Filled Acts
These kids deserve a better world Published in ChicagoNow, October 10, 2016 This is not the world I had hoped my eight grandchildren...
Jun 15, 2016
Why My Granddaughters Sixth Grade Graduation Made Me Cry
Photo by my granddaughter Published in ChicagoNow, June 15, 2016 I’m sure the family members and guests attending The Cove School...
Apr 12, 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 5, 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...
Jan 18, 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...