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Category Archives: Intellectual Disabilities
I’m back!!
After almost two months of working way too much and suffering through a bout of severe writer’s block….I’m back……I think. I hope I still have readers out there. I’ll do my best to continue our story. It’s just starting to … Continue reading
Chorionic villus sampling; a test not for everyone
I look into the faces of my children and I can honestly say without hesitation that I would not change anything about how my life has played out. There were times when Ben’s fate was unclear that I thought about … Continue reading
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A Plea to Judge Gibney
On February 18th, I posted an article called Virginia Finally Gets It Right which outlined the historic agreement between the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Department of Justice. This would finally move Virginia toward serving its disabled citizens through community based … Continue reading
Ben’s First Grade IEP and Placement
In June of 1996 we had Ben’s IEP which would decide his special education placement for his upcoming elementary school years. While we had not yet moved into our new house we had decided on the general location in county where we would … Continue reading
Virginia Finally Gets It Right
On Jan. 26, 2012 a historic agreement was reached by the state of Virginia and the United States Department of Justice about an investigation which had been taking place since 2008. The subject of the investigation had to do with the state’s alleged violation … Continue reading