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Wrongful Birth?
The whole point to all of us working so hard to get fair and balanced information on Down syndrome (and other prenatally determined conditions) into the hands of women and prospective families, is so...
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Hate Propaganda
Those of us at Inclusive Humanity really struggled as to whether or not to share this piece. However we remain committed to the notion that in order to change the way the general public thinks about...
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Segregation Crumbles
Cosmos Industries to Lose Recycling Contract This just out of Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada this morning. Saskatoon has long been home to one of the largest sheltered workshops in our Nation. Cosmo...
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Blocked Human Rights
The Toronto Star is reporting a disturbing story out of the Simcoe and Area District school board this month. Barrie North Collegiate Secondary school has adopted the practice of outfitting many of...
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Land of Opportunity
I am so proud that Alberta currently has more post secondary options for students with disabilities than in any other, province or state in North America. Due to the ongoing and focused efforts of...
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Purposeful Lives
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the purpose that each of our lives hold, the reasons we get up the in the morning, who we count on and who counts on us. In this age of internet, Facebook,...
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Growing Friendships
Relationships that develop into real and enduring friendships are the most profound expression of our deepest human quality. It’s the manifestation of the characteristics of freedom and esteem; it...
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Foul Justice
Something Rotten in the State of Our Criminal Justice System Something has happened in the universe. There has been some kind of upending between right and wrong and while I normally really like to...
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More Than A Moment
Disability, Authenticity, and Basketball? Slowly and tentatively I am wadding back in to the world of blogging. It’s been awhile. I apologize gentle readers. It’s been a time of healing and reflection....
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Book of Jobes
The video cannot be shown at the moment. Please try again later. Redefining Disability Through Theatre I had the great pleasure of attending Dr. Heidi Janz’s newest play “The Book of Jobes” last...
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The Men of Atalissa
The often repeated quote “all evil needs is for good men to stand by and do nothing” has never been more horribly illustrated than in atrocities that occurred in a small town in Iowa. Follow this link...
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World Down Syndrome Day
What ever you do to mark World Down Syndrome Day, do it with love and insistence, joy and expectation, symbolism AND ACTION. Make some noise, tell the truth and demand equity. That which is pithy and...
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Come on CBC!
Todays article from CBC about the Ontario Mother who threatened to abandon her daughter on the steps of the Ministry of Human Services-for want of a group home placement, has left me saddened, worried...
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Shit I Learned Going Back to School.
This Sept. 2nd I began a new path and returned to school for the first time in ….um well… lets just say a really long while. I went to school for a long time, and still, some of this shit is news...
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World Down Syndrome Day. Learn How to Use Your Hands.
I love World Down Syndrome Day. It gives us a chance to celebrate, and in the Disability Movement you know there is often more bad news than good. So for that reason I always look forward to feeling...
View ArticleOrganizational Hope
Does your organization regularly sow, and grow hope? Optimism can be hard in large systems, but seeking it out, and nurturing it can result in wildly positive results. Look for the good stories. Tell...
View ArticleBecause of the Forgetting
Because I often forget that hate is stealthy and patient, quietly crouching in the darkest parts of us, the places we are afraid to look. It doesn’t care which label you or the rest of the world uses –...
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