Short Clips – Talking About Disability
Labels and Categories – How do they help us make sense of the world?
The Inclusion Confession
The central section of the Yom Kippur liturgy is the public confession known as the “viddui.” Originally patterned after the priestly narrative of Yom Kippur in Leviticus 16, the current iteration, with its poetic catalogue of sins, is the work of our rabbinic sages, who believed that the best way to have mastery over our…
Happiness is everything…right?
Charlie Brown makes is seem so easy. In “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”, he sings, in the closing song, Happiness, “Happiness is morning and evening, day time and night time too. For happiness is anyone and anything at all, that’s loved by you.” Nice sentiment. Warm and fuzzy. Sort of like Snoopy. Not. Happiness…
I’m so done with this pandemic. How about you?
“Did you know that you clench when you breathe?” asked my eldest, barely pausing for a breath himself. I worked hard to squelch a snort of laughter. He was ensconced at a month-long theater intensive in the snowy Berkshire mountains, spending long days immersed in personal discovery and text exploration. I was back home in…
Protecting Akiva in a Pandemic
Protecting Akiva in a Pandemic When I wake up each morning, I feel a bit of dread steal over me. What day is today? I can’t remember. What should we do today? I don’t know. Should I take a quick digital hit of the news? I feel afraid to even look. Every morning (since…
Family Matters: An Expert’s Thoughts
Labels and Diagnoses – Do they help us make sense of people with disabilities?
Or do they just reinforce our misconceptions and preconceived notions about people with disabilities?
Family Matters: Two Moms Chat
Labels and Diagnoses – Do they help us make sense of people with disabilities?
Or do they just reinforce our misconceptions and preconceived notions about people with disabilities?
Diagnosis: Two Moms Chat
Labels and Diagnoses – Do they help us make sense of people with disabilities?
Or do they just reinforce our misconceptions and preconceived notions about people with disabilities?
Diagnosis: An Expert’s Thoughts
Labels and Diagnoses – Do they help us make sense of people with disabilities?
Or do they just reinforce our misconceptions and preconceived notions about people with disabilities?
Diagnosis: Coping as a Family
Labels and Diagnoses – Do they help us make sense of people with disabilities?
Or do they just reinforce our misconceptions and preconceived notions about people with disabilities?