This section of the website includes articles on disabilities, disability rights, accessibility, words and labels, politics, and other topics related to living with a disability.

General Disability

• A Disability System Designed for Defeat
• Books for Kids with Disabilities: 2019 Schneider Family Book Award Winners
• Poster Child
• Can I Pet Your Service Dog?
• Award Winning Children’s Books about the Disability Experience for 2018
• Spread the Word to End the Word
• Sisterhood: Supporting Other Young Adults with Similar Conditions
• Here’s What I Learned from Talking with Older Kids With Disabilities
• The Right Way To Teach Social Skills: The Disability Community at its Finest
• “Is My Brother a Doll?” Explaining Special Needs to a Sibling
• The Nora Project: Teaching Empathy by Sparking Friendships
• When Your Child Realizes He Has Cerebral Palsy: Adjusting to Life
• Book Review: Let’s Talk About It: Extraordinary Friends by Fred Rogers
• Book Review: The Able Life Of Cody Jane: Still Celebrating by Marly Cornell
• Book Review: Views From Our Shoes: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister with Special Needs by Donald Meyer
• Book Review: Tasting Life: A Story of Courage, Strength, Humor and Love in the Face of a Chronic Illness by Inalee Koonin
• Five Rules to Live By With a Disability
• Individuality: Living with Turner Syndrome
• Special Kids, Special Risks: Violent Crime and What Parents Need to Know
• Positive Tube Identity

Accessibility

• Together We Can Make the World More Accessible for All
• Toileting Children with Disabilities in Public
• The Nuts and Bolts of Building an Accessible Home
• Home Sweet (Accessible) Home
• The World Through Disabled-Colored Glasses
• Tell Me That I Matter: Why Accessible Bathrooms Are So Important
• When Something Isn’t Accessible
• 10 Tips for Getting Out of the House With a Ton of Medical Equipment
• Options for Air Travel for Children with Severe Physical Disabilities

Politics and Disability Rights

• Disability Positions of the 2020 Presidential Candidates
• Disability Positions of Primary Candidates for President (2020)
• Advocacy Through Disability Rights Lawsuits
• Advocating with Legislators for Parents of Kids Who are Medically Complex
• Fixing Healthcare: Working Together
• Disability Positions of the 2016 Presidential Candidates
• Disability Issues: Where Do the Candidates Stand?

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• Lessons from the Past: Fighting for the Civil Rights of Children with Disabilities
• Belonging:  Introducing Kids to Disability Culture
• Improving Attitudes of Medical Professionals Toward Children with Neurological Impairments
• The Right to Communicate
• What Truly Makes a Child Special…And Not Extra Special
• Selective Abortion of Fetuses with Non-Fatal Disabilities: Progress or Discrimination?
• The Magnificence of Disability
• Graduating High School: Schools Forcing Out Teens with Special Needs
• A Truly Accessible Bathroom
• Playgrounds for All
• Universal Design: Accessibility for All
• An Insider’s Guide to Morgan’s Wonderland:  A Park for Kids with Special Needs
• Funding Sources for Home Modification
• Bedroom, Bathroom, and Ramp Project
• Deck and Lift Project
• Deck and Ramp Project
• Bedroom, Bathroom, Nurse’s Area and Multisensory Area Project
• Words Matter
• Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But Words Will Devastate Me!
• The Problem with Labels
• Surviving a Friend’s R-Bombs
• Learning to Live with Labels
• You Don’t Have to Yell:  Handling Inappropriate Comments
• Looking Normal
• Being a Teenager with Cerebral Palsy
• Sharmiki’s Story
• Lessons Learned…Lives Changed
• The Perfect Child: On the Path to Acceptance
• Using Children’s Books to Support Siblings
• Health Care Reforms in Effect that Impact Children who are Medically Complex