by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 1, 2013
In the last post, Memorial Day Parades and Attitudes toward People with Disabilities I talked about how Aaron, my son who has autism, worked at a cemetery after he graduated from high school. To the best of my recollection, this is how it worked: The Landscaping...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Feb 19, 2013
“Forgetting Spells” Inclusion and Happy Endings Looking for the Village WiseWoman When I get depressed, I like to pull out a Nora Robert’s book. Don’t laugh:) For a couple hours, I let the queen of romance weave a tale about another world...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jun 8, 2011
Inclusion for Moms| Sisters of the Heart When Marsha Forest, Judith Snow, Jack Pearpoint and Father Pat started spreading the gospel of inclusion, they talked about the ABC’s Of Inclusion. A = Acceptance B = Belonging C = Community I’ve spent a lifetime learning...
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...
