by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 24, 2026
Hi Everyone. Are you getting ready for a vacation? I thought you might like to read about the family trip that changed our lives. Oh, Beautiful for Spacious Skies… From the moment I was pregnant, my husband Tom dreamed of the day he could retrace his childhood...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 23, 2026
Tommy is in the second row. Of course, Aaron is the red head in the middle of the picture who refused to look at the camera. My last post Teachers| Inclusion or Segregation started an interesting discussion. It reminded me of the letter I wrote to the Principal of...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 22, 2026
Is summer different for kids with and without disabilities? As parents of children with disabilities, it is difficult to know “What is realistic?” “What goals do I want?”. I have always found it helpful to measure “normalization” by...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 19, 2026
This story is from 1981 when Aaron was 7 and Tommy 5. We were in the middle of our lawsuit against Cincinnati Public Schools to allow Aaron to be able to go to public school. Enjoy. At the end of our street is a pond. Our family often takes walks down there to see the...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Apr 13, 2026
“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” – Jim Rohn I will soon be celebrating my 66th Birthday. I used to think 66 was old. Now I just think 66 is experienced with...
