by Mary E. Ulrich | Mar 5, 2018
The “R” Word: A Challenge to Bloggers. Stop the “R” Word March 2018 is designated “Stop the ‘R’ Word day. If you go to their website they have many ideas for activities and actions. If we each do one thing, we can make a...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Feb 14, 2017
Love–NOT Labels With families, “Love” is all that matters–no matter what, unconditionally. The love we feel for our child, our baby, our sister, brother, son, daughter can never be replaced by a medical or psychological term some professional...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 22, 2014
Living in a House of Cards| Non-Profits, HUD, Medicaid Waivers (Part 1) My friend Debbie Wetzel always said the human service system was a house of cards. As parents of people with severe disabilities, we need many agencies, many people working together to get basic...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Sep 6, 2013
To those of us who care about people with disabilities, it is always shocking to hear about media personalities attacking the vulnerable people we love. “R” Word Slips of the Tongue NBA star LeBron James apologized for saying “that’s...