Is Unschooling Our Path to Real Inclusion?
Posted: July 2, 2013 Filed under: disability, Down syndrome, education, kids, The System | Tags: Down syndrome, Education, homeschool, Special Needs, Trisomy 21, Unschooling 10 CommentsSchooling. Achievement. Ability.
Of course my children would go to school. And of course they would rock it. That is what you do. That is what I did.
I’m not sure anymore. Read the rest of this entry »
The Bus to Happiness
Posted: June 14, 2013 Filed under: being Korean, disability, Down syndrome, the husband, The System | Tags: Asian American, disability, model minority, Racial profiling, racism, Rosa Parks 12 CommentsI do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don’t think there is anything such as complete happiness. It pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism. I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for. I haven’t reached that stage yet. ~Rosa Parks
Potential, Disability, and Human Worth
Posted: June 7, 2013 Filed under: disability | Tags: Ableism, Disabilities, disability, Down syndrome, Intellectual disability 19 CommentsSo what is potential? Is it a bottle that we fill, predestined to be a certain size at birth? Is it a balloon that stretches and deflates according to our circumstances? What, specifically, are we discussing here? Potential for what? Happiness? Wealth? Influence? Raw ability? What kind of ability? Read the rest of this entry »
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