by Mary E. Ulrich | Sep 21, 2010
…my 30 Day IBP (Individual Blogging Plan) Meet Alison Golden, my challenge buddy The internet drives my husband Tom crazy. I’ll be talking about Alison Golden and he will say, “Who? How do you know her?” I will patiently answer Alison is a...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 31, 2010
Advocacy in Motion: Last weekend was the turning point. Hey, I’m an experienced advocate, I’m even a graduate of Question the Rules. Sometimes, enough is enough, you just can’t take it any more and must take action. Herby, Me and Kathy Griffin...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Aug 23, 2010
Signing Your Life Away–literally. We usually pick our son Aaron up at his house on Saturday night at 5 PM and then bring him back Sunday night between 7-9 PM. And each time the residential staff person asks us to sign this form from the “company”: RELEASE OF...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 25, 2010
photo credit: Squeek The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed July 26, 1990. This is an update from the 20th anniversary post. First Hand Discrimination is a Shock Around 1985 our family was on a thousand mile camping trip to visit my sister in Phoenix,...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 22, 2010
photo credit: wallyg Is Anybody There? Does Anybody Care? Each of us has transformational moments in our lives. One of mine was watching the musical 1776. In one scene the night before the vote on independency, John Adams reads a letter from George Washington and...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 21, 2010
photo credit: bjarnit Climbing Every Mountain: More than a Song My life journey has been to try and create an inclusive world where everyone belongs, a decent quality of life for my family, and particularly my son Aaron who has the label of autism. “Aaron”...
