Reaching out and extending invitations on behalf of your child with a disability can be hard and awkward. Building relationships can be like swimming upstream. But it is really important!

It is so tempting to just surround ourselves with people who get it and keep to the relative safety of online communities. But that comes with some risk and sacrifices. If we want our kids to be accepted in our communities then we need to be in our communities!

Letting your child with a disability take risks is hard. But preventing someone from taking risks can be harmful. Learn how to think about and make good decisions about risk.

Paid support is crucial but when good support is provided to build a context for relationship, the paid support can become an unnecessary crutch without us noticing. We explore planning the transition from paid support to natural supports in a community youth group. Vision can help lead to places of belonging without paid support required all of the time.

Sometimes things seem to be going along ok and then BAM! All of a sudden you are looking around at the pieces of your kid’s life and wondering what you are supposed to do next. That is what is happening to me right now. Find out what happened and the two first things that I do when I don’t know what to do.

Paul has a long list of impressive accomplishments. He credits his success to high expectations & mentors who supported him throughout his life.

Often the good things in life are hard won. Linda says, “It was impossible not to take one more step forward on her behalf, one more step forward. I was relentless, just like she was.” Part 2/2

Join me for the remarkable story of an abandoned emaciated baby with an indominable spirit and a woman who’s love, commitment and vision of a good life created a family and a life of belonging. Part one of a two-part interview with Linda Till.

Practicing informed choice will ensure that you are making the best decision you can with the information you have available. This can bring you closer to your vision for your child’s life and help you avoid what you don’t want. Download the Guide to Informed Choice in Health Care and Service Systems at goodthingsinlife.org/informedchoice

Does having a “vision” sound airy fairy to you? It’s not. It’s actually social science. And it’s crucial to the life of people with a disability.