Now We Are Sick

There’s Covid-19 in our house. We caught it because the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) wrote “may” instead of “must” into a special education guidance document. We caught it because our school district decided that “may” would equal no for them. We caught it because when forced to choose between abandoning our son’s education or … Continue ReadingNow We Are Sick

Wall of Shame: 11Alive News Atlanta refers to murder as “Mercy Killing

A woman murdered her disabled son in Georgia. It’s a tragic story. His father discovered when he came to pick up his son for a visitation. This is just brutal: The boy’s father came to pick him up for regular visitation but when he got there, no one came to the door. And that wasn’t … Continue ReadingWall of Shame: 11Alive News Atlanta refers to murder as “Mercy Killing

Call for Stories: Neighbors Trying to Control Your Disabled Child

Yesterday I published a brief post on Flowers v. Gopal, in which some rich California folks are trying to declare a neighboring autistic child a public nuisance. I’ll have more to say about the case, including answering the, “but but he wasn’t a nice kid!” comments I’m getting (short version: If he didn’t have autism … Continue ReadingCall for Stories: Neighbors Trying to Control Your Disabled Child