by Mary E. Ulrich | Mar 1, 2022
Olympics, Disabilities and Inclusion There are many legends around the origins of the Olympics. But the main idea was countries and individuals would meet every 4 years and set aside conflicts–and this shared experience would lead toward greater understanding...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 13, 2021
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 | Oct 10, 2020
We’re moved to be closer to our kids and deal with health issues I talked about in the post “…the yet-to-be-disabled”(click here). For the last 10 years, we’ve loved everything about our condo: our neighbors, the location, the resort...
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 | Aug 20, 2020
When Schools say “NO” to Inclusion The Inclusive Class Podcast presented a panel with Tom Mihail, Paula Kluth, Torrie Dunlap, Lisa Jo Rudy, Frances Stetson, Kathleen McClaskey and myself. The Title was: “When Schools say ‘NO’ to Inclusion”...