{Tuesday To-Do List} Please make *1 phone call* for students with disabilities
A Day In Our Shoes Hello and Happy Tuesday! Every Tuesday, I bring you an action item that you can do to support families living with disabilities. For Pennsylvania families, I’m bringing back a...
View ArticlePennsylvania Parents~last day to submit comments about Chapter 16!
A Day In Our Shoes I’m really sorry for posting this with just one day left. It was on my radar, fell off. I just got too busy in May and it slipped my mind. Then I really intended to put it on this...
View Article{Tuesday To-Do List} renew your patriotism and resolve to get involved...
A Day In Our Shoes As we head into a holiday weekend, I’d like to make a plea to you…readers, followers and families with special needs. Lately our causes have suffered quite a few setbacks...
View ArticleOrganic Pet Foods – Hype or Healthy
A Day In Our Shoes As pet owners, we are all concerned about the happiness, health and safety of our precious pets. Of course, a lot of pet owners dogs and cats. We take the time to select the most...
View ArticleDoes your child with special needs have an elevator pitch?
A Day In Our Shoes “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance.”~Martin Luther King Do you know what an elevator pitch is? I attend lots of workshops for bloggers and PR stuff, and...
View ArticleOctober 6 is Deadline to Register to Vote in Pennsylvania
A Day In Our Shoes The election will be here before we know it! I can’t emphasize it enough, go out and VOTE! One of our elections here in PA just got really interesting when the Republican candidate...
View Articledumb things Governor Tom Corbett said~remember on Tuesday!
A Day In Our Shoes Tuesday is Election Day. Honestly, I thought about doing a post entitled “my give a damn’s busted” because I am just not passionate about this election. Feeling a bit deflated...
View ArticleCall Republican Majority Leader to bring ABLE Act to a vote!
A Day In Our Shoes Sharing this information via an email that I received. First, what is the ABLE Act? Here is the ABLE Act Bill Summary: The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act would ease...
View Articleplease contact Congress about the ABLE Act
A Day In Our Shoes Author’s note: I published the post below on 2/19/13 and it’s been edited several times since then. However, the wheels of legislation often turn slowly, so over a year later we are...
View ArticleLet’s take a trip down memory lane~things Rick Santorum has said
A Day In Our Shoes Consume head exploding now….Rick Santorum is running for President for 2016. There are so many reasons why Rick Santorum should NOT be President. Just when my holiday season was...
View ArticleSenator Harkin says farewell~includes list of disabilities legislation...
A Day In Our Shoes This is a day I have been dreading. I have been dreading it ever since he announced he was not going to run again in the November, 2014 elections. If you follow my blog, you know...
View ArticleFinally! ABLE Act Passed Senate~on to President Obama for signing
A Day In Our Shoes Finally! It has passed! The ABLE Act passed the Senate last night. In case you missed past posts, here is a brief history of the journey to get this passed. Call Congress to pass...
View Articlespecial needs parents and their unnecessary drama with airlines
A Day In Our Shoes Lately there have been a few parents who have taken their children with special needs on airlines. Normally, this would be a non-event. Traveling with your family during holiday time...
View Articlegetting involved in special education lobbying and advocacy~ESEA...
A Day In Our Shoes What if I told you that there might be a bill in Congress this year…a bill that might increase a school’s options when it comes to using restraints and seclusion, and decreased their...
View ArticleCall out to my PA families~it’s a new day, let’s get the momentum going
A Day In Our Shoes I have really mixed emotions about sending out this message that I was asked to share. On one hand, it’s a great idea and great information. On the other hand, it’s very premature,...
View ArticleOp-ed: A Move to Amend, Farm Subsidies and money rules the world
A Day In Our Shoes On Friday, I sent out the first unit of “How to become an active citizen lobbyist.” As part of the assignments for that, you were asked to evaluate your passions and also name some...
View ArticleFollow me to DC while I speak up for our kids!
A Day In Our Shoes After not visiting DC at all in 2013…I am now already on the cusp of my second trip for 2015! Squee! I love Washington, DC and in my head I struggle with which city I love more….DC...
View ArticleThings every family can do for Disabilities Awareness Month
A Day In Our Shoes This is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. I never signed up for this, these are just the cards I was dealt. My son is such a great kid and that is really what moms like me...
View Article{call to action} please contact your legislators about ESEA...
A Day In Our Shoes A few weeks ago, I wrote about the pending ESEA re-authorization. You can read the entire post in that link, but here is a quick recap of what ESEA is, from that post: What is ESEA?...
View Articlehow Geraldo Rivera affected your IEP~understanding the history of IDEA 1975
A Day In Our Shoes I get my history nerdiness from my dad. I love learning history about certain things. Hey, our History Teachers did know something–that understanding history helps us understand...
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