OHS: Our Hidden Stories Podcast

Parents and caregivers of special needs children and individuals have many struggles that most people do not face. Finding parking–to help with running errands, going out, avoiding meltdowns and dangerous situations– should not be one of them. In this episode, Talya and Joanna chat about the emotional component of deciding to apply for and use a disabled parking placard, and how having one can help many families with special needs children. Take a listen to hear about some of their

Parents of typical children struggle through a few years when it can be difficult to get out of the house, but eventually that phase changes, and going out becomes easier and easier.  In this episode, Talya and Joanna chat about how, in contrast, for many families with special needs children, the challenges involved in going out can get harder, rather than easier, as the children get older. Simple activities, which most people take for granted, become imbued with such chaos

COVID-19 has affected families of children with special needs in unique ways that the rest of the population might not imagine. Today we sit down (virtually) with parents of children with different special needs to discuss how COVID has impacted their children and their families, and what school and therapy looks like for their children this fall. OHS: Our Hidden Stories Podcast is brought to you by the Our Hidden Stories project, whose mission is to share, through authenticity, the

We sat down (virtually!) on August 2nd with educational consultant and advocate Angelica Medrano to talk about how an educational advocate can help parents to navigate the world of special education, as well as the particular challenges to special education during the age of COVID. Our conversation was so fruitful that we divided it into two podcast episodes. In this episode–Part B–we talk about why the proposed distance learning plans pose a particular challenge to children with disabilities; specifically why

We sat down (virtually!) on August 2nd with educational consultant and advocate Angelica Medrano to talk about how an educational advocate can help parents to navigate the world of special education, as well as the particular challenges to special education during the age of COVID. Our conversation was so fruitful that we divided it into two podcast episodes. In this episode, we discuss some basic special education terminology and information; the role of an educational advocate; advice about how to

In this introductory episode, Joanna and Talya discuss what Our Hidden Stories and the OHS Podcast are all about.

(1) Our Hidden Stories (an audio blog) can be found at https://ourhiddenstories.com

(2) To see the latest from OHS, please "like" our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ourhiddenstoriespodcast

(3) Joanna's son (Saly) and Talya's son (Asa) share a genetic disorder called Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, which is a severe developmental disorder. You can learn more at www.pmsf.org.