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Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV
Global Insights > Culture

Beyond Inspiration Porn: How to Talk to Your Child About Disability Representation in Movies and TV

By Dylan Hayes
...patterns so common they have names: inspiration porn, the tragic burden narrative,...movie night into a seminar. What Inspiration Porn Is. The term comes from disability...same way? If yes, you're looking at inspiration porn. The kid in a wheelchair who...hearing characters to be kinder. These stories use disabled people to make...
Understanding Disability Culture: Identity, Community, and Pride for Families New to the Conversation
Global Insights > Culture

Understanding Disability Culture: Identity, Community, and Pride for Families New to the Conversation

By Dylan Hayes
...with a disability." You learned awareness campaigns, puzzle pieces, and inspiration stories about overcoming obstacles. Then your child gets a diagnosis, and...disability." You learned awareness campaigns, puzzle pieces, and inspiration stories about overcoming obstacles. Then your child gets a diagnosis, and you enter...
War of the Buttons on DVD
Lifestyle > Recreation

War of the Buttons on DVD

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...war, resistance, and coming of age in a turbulent time. There are several stories woven together in this film. First is the story of Violette (Ilona Bachelier),...film is truly a free adaptation of the novel, in the sense that I let my inspiration guide me towards areas that were foreign to the novel," said director Christophe...
Book Review: Gifts
Lifestyle > Recreation

Book Review: Gifts

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Syndrome Enrich Their Lives is a collection of stories edited by Kathryn Lynard Soper that portrays the...Down syndrome. Through sixty-three personal stories, mothers describe these feelings and the issues...of raising a child with Down syndrome. These stories are meant to inspire or help mothers who have just...
Leaning on CHADD – San Fernando Valley
Social Engagement > Support Groups

Leaning on CHADD – San Fernando Valley

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...crucial to reach out to others, learn from their experiences, hear their stories and share your own. This can provide a great deal of comfort and inspiration...stories and share your own. This can provide a great deal of comfort and inspiration to parents or families feeling confused, isolated or unsure.Next, they...
Agency Spotlight: Leaning on CHADD
Social Engagement > Support Groups

Agency Spotlight: Leaning on CHADD

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...crucial to reach out to others, learn from their experiences, hear their stories and share your own. This can provide a great deal of comfort and inspiration...stories and share your own. This can provide a great deal of comfort and inspiration to parents or families feeling confused, isolated or unsure. Next, they...
Robin Borakove, "Angels Among Us”
News > Research

Robin Borakove, "Angels Among Us”

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Author of multiple books, Editor of "The Heart of Autism" blog, Creator of the charity, (ASDS) Autism Spectrum Disorder Supports, Philanthropist , Inspirational Speaker, Founder and CEO of FlutterVision Productions, and beloved Children's Entertainer, "Fairy Queen Flutterby, Robin Borakove is beginning to...
Three Candles by Will Corcoran
Special Needs > Rare Disorders

Three Candles by Will Corcoran

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
In a heartening story about two boys who experience life-changing events at the age of three, a devoted father and debut author provides inspirational and enlightening guidance for parents and professionals caring for terminally ill children, as well as victims of child abuse. When Will Corcoran's...
CONFERENCE WATCH: Little People of America National Conference, Anaheim, CA. July 1 – 8, 2001
Special Needs > General Special Needs

CONFERENCE WATCH: Little People of America National Conference, Anaheim, CA. July 1 – 8, 2001

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...pre-eminent voices on the subject of school bullying. She is the author of The New York Times bestseller, Please Stop Laughing At Me… One Woman's Inspirational Story, and Please Stop Laughing at Us… One Survivors Extraordinary Quest to Prevent School Bullying. Mark Trombino, LPA lifetime member and LPA...
Space Camp Special Needs Programs a Big Hit
Education > Early Intervention

Space Camp Special Needs Programs a Big Hit

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Space Camp has worked closely for years with many different organizations such as the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and the Blind to make this an inspirational and significant experience for all students. Two weeks before the students arrive for the Space Camp for Visually Impaired Students (SCI-VIS), the...
Writing a Scholarship Essay About Your Disability: What Works (and What Doesn't)
Financial > Scholarships

Writing a Scholarship Essay About Your Disability: What Works (and What Doesn't)

By Sophie Turner
...parents did instead of what you did, or disconnected from the stated goal of the scholarship. The essay that works doesn't ask for pity or perform inspiration. It shows transformation through specific moments and connects your disability experience directly to what you're trying to build. Here's how to...
Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families
Social Engagement > Support Groups

Finding Your People: A Complete Guide to Support Groups for Special Needs Families

By Daniel Evans
...more exhausted than you arrived? This is the practical guide to finding, joining, and evaluating support groups for special needs families. Not inspiration, just mechanics. Types of Support Groups: Who They Serve. Support groups aren't one-size-fits-all. The structure, focus, and membership vary depending...

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