by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 12, 2024
Every day people challenge me: Why do I believe what I believe? The news is focused on controversy about DEI: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion. What’s wrong with the Medical Model? What’s wrong with the Charity Model? What’s the big deal about...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Feb 3, 2023
photo credit: qthomasbower In the post: Caring Community| People First Language we talked about the power of labels, negative stereotypes and the paradigm shift of looking at all people as PEOPLE First! Today, on Valentine’s Day, I am asking you to think about...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 18, 2023
Playing for Change “Lean on Me” from Playing for Change. What I love about this video is musicians from all over the world are playing the same song. Giving the same message. Gritty to sophisticated, washboards to violins–it’s the same song and...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Sep 15, 2020
Aaron, Tom and I made our get-away-from-moving trip was to Clifty Falls State Park in Indiana. The weather was perfect, the ride up the Ohio was perfect, Aaron was perfect. Whew! When your child has a severe disability and doesn’t talk with words, you look for...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 8, 2018
photo credit: U.S. Army Garrison – Miami So‐called “friendly fire”, sometimes termed fratricide or amicicide, is officially defined by the U.S. Army as “the employment of friendly weapons … which results in unforeseen and unintentional death or...
by Mary E. Ulrich | May 20, 2018
photo credit: williamhartz People who have to take care of their elderly parents and their children are sometimes called the “Sandwich Generation.” My experiences the last couple days, reminds me not only of a sandwich, but an old baseball game called...
