by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 12, 2024
photo credit: djwhelan Every day we read about good people planning charity events for people with disabilities. I’m not sure how I feel about this. Wait! Are you wondering how I can be an advocate for people with disabilities and not just jump up and down when...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 9, 2024
Aaron’s a Dude: The Dignity of Risk For several years Aaron spent 3 days on a Dude Ranch in Michigan. Before the Dude Ranch closes for the winter, buses of adults with all kinds of disability labels arrive and sleep in bunk houses, eat in mess halls, go boating,...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jul 1, 2024
photo credit: bradleygee On “Happy Feet,” “Retarded Teeth” and “Carnival Goldfish” From 1986 (Aaron 12 years, Tommy 10 years) Carnival Goldfish Last year at our PTA school carnival, my son Tommy, after numerous tries, threw the ping pong ball in the little glass bowl...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 10, 2024
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 | May 25, 2024
Crossing the “yet” Ed Roberts was an amazing guy. We were both on the TASH board and I got to spend some time with he and his son (pictured). Click on his name and see his incredible accomplishments. Ed was into action, not words. He was asked to be one of...
by Mary E. Ulrich | May 24, 2024
photo credit: nursing pins Nursing and Caring during WWII My mom became a nurse during WW II. One of her first assignments involved going into the homes of elderly people in the Washington, DC area. Many of these older Americans were by themselves because their adult...
