Today, March 6 has been designated as the awareness day for the annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign. One of our HPE dads offered his thoughts in a Tweet. Cultural BlindSpot: You're not actually thinking of our kids when you say it. It's all we think about when we hear it pic.twitter.com/TjwBrrINwZ …
It’s a new year and a time when many individuals make personal resolutions. I chose a personal resolution a few years ago, and I’ve been repeating it each year. Like most resolutions, it isn’t easy, and it forces me outside of my comfort zone. My resolution is that when individuals use the word “retard(ed)” in …
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The R-Word
Posted: March 7, 2013 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
Today, March 6 has been designated as the awareness day for the annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” campaign. One of our HPE dads offered his thoughts in a Tweet. Cultural BlindSpot: You're not actually thinking of our kids when you say it. It's all we think about when we hear it pic.twitter.com/TjwBrrINwZ …
Category: Guest Authors, Holidays, Leslie, Perspectives Tags: intellectual disability, language, r-word, special olympics, spread the word to end the word
Resolutions
Posted: January 1, 2011 by Leslie, Sammy's mom
It’s a new year and a time when many individuals make personal resolutions. I chose a personal resolution a few years ago, and I’ve been repeating it each year. Like most resolutions, it isn’t easy, and it forces me outside of my comfort zone. My resolution is that when individuals use the word “retard(ed)” in …
Category: Leslie Tags: resolution, respect, retarded, special olympics