Hey, you keeping score at home? Akiva just lost another pair of glasses on Thursday. School says he got on the bus with them. Shalva says he got off the bus without them. And I say, “Are you kidding me?” They got lost on the bus. The bus? It’s like Switzerland. Nobody’s responsible. Bus companies…
Akiva and the Missing Glasses: A Never-ending Story of Disability and Vulnerability Let’s talk about vulnerability. And don’t go putting your sad and supportive face on, thinking, “Oh, Beth’s about to tell us another Akiva story.” I am, but that’s not the point. I’m here in the house, staying cool, doing my happy Friday thing,…
Prior to my first visit to Shutaf’s afterschool program I was warned that most of the kids would speak little to no English, however with two months of ulpan under my belt, I was confident that I would be able to communicate with at least some of them. Boy was I wrong! When I arrived at the program,…
