by Christine Lester | Jan 17, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Today is the 17th, which means January and EA/TEF Awareness Month are half over. In today’s post, Christine Lester shares some light-hearted thoughts about parents of kids with EA/TEF. But first, let Christine introduce herself. Meet the Mayor My name is...
by Jolene | Jan 12, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
With the arrival of January 2011, the first ever EA TEF Awareness Month began. (To get the scoop on that alphabet soup, check out last week’s post.) In today’s post Lori McGahan, the founder of EA TEF Awareness Month explains how it came into being. Meet...
by Jolene | Jan 4, 2011 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
January is an important month, not only because it’s the start of a new year. But also, because it is EA/TEF Awareness Month. If you’re not familiar with that jumble of alphabet soup, this article by the folks at www.bridgingthegapofea-tef.com will satisfy...
by Jolene | Nov 8, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
For a month and a half, I’ve been conducting almost daily interviews for my work in progress, Different Dream Parenting: Raising a Child with Special Needs. All the interviews have been with experts in the special needs community: half of them being...
by Scott Newport | Sep 24, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to a new www.DifferentDream.com guest blogger, Scott Newport. Some of Scott’s family’s story has been shared here before. (Good-Bye Evan Newport, Evan Newport All Around Me, The Evan Newport HOPE Awards, and The...
by Jolene | Sep 3, 2010 | Advocacy, Special Needs Parenting
In July, countless groups in the special needs community observed the twentieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The many commemorations made me think about my dad. By the time the act was passed, he’d been in a wheelchair 31 years. He’d...
