by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 23, 2012
The Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities (MN DD Council) does remarkable work. On this blog, I often reference the Parallels in Time (history of people with disabilities) and their Partners in Policymaking Program. This week MNDDC announced a new...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 4, 2012
The Case of the Bleeding Pork Chop This week I received an “incident report” from my son’s adult day program–they are the ones who take care of Aaron from 9-4 each day. The residential staff, who prepared Aaron’s lunch, were written up for: “safety...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 26, 2012
Do you start out the day asking, “What is my purpose?” Sometimes that question will motivate me. Sometimes it is whispered in anger or despair; sometimes as a prayer for direction. But I wonder how I would ask about my purpose in life– if I could not...
by Mary E. Ulrich | May 29, 2012
“Partner in Policymaking graduates are members of the Giraffe Society–they are willing to stick their necks out.” Ed Roberts Partners in Policymaking Celebrates 25 Years: 1987-2012 It is popular to complain, “We need to get rid of government...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Feb 18, 2012
Hand Therapy| Homework with a Bang Life Long Learning| like it or not. Six weeks ago I fell and broke my wrist. Bad news is that it hurt like #$@! The good news is it’s healing well and gave me the opportunity to learn more about therapy. Hey, I’m a...
