Please Share
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is an awesome hashtag thread created by Imani Barbarin on Twitter!
#ThingsDisabledPeopleKnow
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
Please Share
When I was dated, I dated. I dated men from pretty much every race and I was completely non-discriminatory in terms of country of origin. When I was dating guys from different races – or they, me – we learned of each other’s struggles in our respective areas. My Japanese boyfriend in Japan had no…
Down syndrome angel, angel and Down syndrome. Whether it’s a person with Down syndrome being compared to an angel or angels being people with Down syndrome, I’m not sure, but angels are linked to Down syndrome like peanut butter is to jam. It comes from people outside the Down syndrome community. Perhaps “angel” is used because…
I’ve been in service dog training for this past week and I have one week to go. I’m talking 9-5 training and it’s hard catching up to a dog that is smarter than I am. I’ve developed a little Q & A in anticipation of some of the questions you might have about service dogs…
living deaf, in between hearing and Deaf worlds.
Sooooooo…. the World Down Syndrome Day Committee changed their campaign from “Odd Socks” to um, “Lots of Socks”. I am frankly perplexed and mystified by this committee’s connection between socks and Down syndrome. I mean, really. What does a a cloth foot garment have in common with the presence of an extra chromosome? …
A young man was killed almost 3 months ago. His death was ruled a homicide. The perpetrators got off with a hand tap because the man had Down syndrome. This is what we know. A man was killed. His death was ruled a homicide. The perpetrators got off with a hand tap because the man…