Inclusion

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer