Advocacy

For weeks, I haven’t been able to sleep. Since January, the fear of what’s happening to public education—and especially special education—has weighed heavily on me. And I know I’m not alone. Parents of children with disabilities across the country are feeling the same deep anxiety about the future of our kids' education. This week, I had the opportunity to join Senator Patty Murray in speaking out against the administration’s reckless efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department

This is hard for me to write. I don’t like talking about controversial topics. I’ve spent most of my life keeping my views to myself, trying to fit in, trying to be who I was expected to be. I’ve always wanted to be liked, to be accepted. But today, I need to speak my truth—even if it makes me uncomfortable. In my last post, I wrote about the rapid unraveling of disability protections. It’s a topic that hits close to home, and my relationship with it is more complicated than

I have never been someone who speaks about anything remotely political. It makes me uncomfortable, and I don’t like placing blame. But I can’t stay silent anymore. I know others may not agree with my views, but I have to speak up—not just for my kids, but for all the families I help. As a mother of three children with disabilities and as a special education researcher, I find myself struggling to sleep at night. The weight of my worries is heavy. So much has changed in just a

In this blog I describe some of the benefits of family involvement in special education - one of my favorite topics and a focus of my resear

Silence and Light, my memoir, comes out on September 3, 2024 and I hope you’ll pick up a copy. Words can not describe how excited yet nervous I am.  In this blog I share how the idea for this book came about, what the writing experience was like for me, and how writing is part of my healing journey. I also share some of my favorite excerpts from the book.  How did my book come about? A few years ago I began thinking about writing my story but it felt overwhelming. My ex-husba

Here is what I learned on our journey to getting support for my son.