Professional Home-Based Care for Individuals with Severe Disability
June 26th, 2019
In an interview about nine years ago, Tamara Welter spoke with Neil Conan, host of Talk of the Nation, a radio show produced by National Public Radio, about her daughter Olivia Welter who was severely disabled. Olivia could not move or even blink her eyes. She needed the assistance of machines to help her breathe, […]
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Discarding the “Disability Mindset”
February 26th, 2019
Justin was first diagnosed with a disability in the form of ADD (attention deficit disorder, now known as ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) at the age of 5 years. The diagnosis resulted in his removal from a regular classroom environment to special education classes. Justin’s parents were informed by Justin’s educators that he probably wouldn’t graduate […]
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