Good morning, ADA Coordinator. My name is (parent name). I am a parent with a child with an orthopedic impairment at Johnson Elementary. You and I met at the District community advisory committee meeting in December when I addressed the inaccessibility at Johnson. The school had just changed the entrance into the school, which limited people with disabilities. I addressed the …
Classroom Setup Check off List
When you read through our son’s official grade school adaptive equipment list, it reads a bit like a luxury backstage rider for a rock star. He truly is a rock star in his own right, but this specific collection of gear is what allowed him to safely navigate his school campus independently. He has utilized some of these adaptations since …
Playing Musical Instruments in Grade School and Beyond
Question: I’m thinking of starting my older AH son on violin soon, which got me thinking, how that might work for my child with achondroplasia if/when he wants to start. Do any of your achon kids play? I guess they make violins small enough? Will his fingers make it around the strings? Does the asymmetrical posture have any impact on …
Low-Incidence Funding
When my husband and I were in grade school, there was no 504 or IEP for us. It was just a simple understanding between the principal and my parents that I needed some adaptations, which were very little due to just “having to work with it”. That was the 1970’s and 80’s where disability awareness was minimal at best. But, …
Finding Peace, Grace and Power: Words of Advice To My Children About Bullying
My grandmother was very wise in her years to instill the fire in my belly. But, I never knew how much that fire would need to be re-lit and fueled continuously throughout my life because people are just plain jerks. I’m not talking about the random, uneducated person that calls me a midget or the bratty 9-year old kid that …
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