by Mary E. Ulrich | Mar 14, 2011
photo credit: Leonard Chien WE THE PEOPLE…. Each week the Arc (formerly, the Association for Retarded Citizens) reports on what is happening in Washington, DC. The Arc monitors the public policy and legistlative process so that it may advocate for people with...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Jan 26, 2011
VIDEO Strategies for Social Change: Ed Roberts speaks at first meeting of Partners in Policymaking . This is all Ed Roberts’ fault! Ed Roberts was a civil rights leader for people with disabilities who was called a “prophet for independence.” He challenged...
by Mary E. Ulrich | Sep 23, 2010
Day 3 of the 30-Day-Every-Day Blogging Challenge Tom and I have sold three of our previous homes ourselves. But with the economy, the time of year, the fact our condo is in a private community… we decided to turn it over to the professionals. Don’t know...
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,...
