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Stepping Out of Disability and Into the Spotlight!
Learning differences know no color, race, or socio-economic background, yet identification of disabilities seems to be found more easily in communities with more resources. Like Harry Belafonte, Danny...
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Adding More Than Magic
Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m a basketball nut. I was raised by a sports freak, and a love for basketball stuck, and was passed on to my daughter (an awesome point guard). So I understand that in order to...
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Jamie Oliver: Creating the Perfect Recipe For Special Education
Chef Jamie Oliver is doing everything he can to change the poor quality of food served in schools, and to teach us all the benefits of good nutrition. He has also decided not to keep quiet when it...
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George Clooney: Charming His Way Through Dyslexia
For someone now over fifty, George Clooney had the benefit of being diagnosed early with dyslexia (8 years old). His teachers said his charm and self-deprecating attitude helped deflect teasing and...
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A Bit of Coaching Can Help You Forget Learning Disabilities
A hobby or a talent can distract you from your struggle in the classroom, but having someone take notice of your gifts can almost help you forget. School has always been a challenge for my son. He...
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Charley Boorman: Racing to Spread a Better Understanding of Learning Differences
Today Charley Boorman is an actor, a travel writer, a television adventurer and President of Dyslexia Action, but growing up, he was just another kid with dyslexia, misunderstood by his teachers....
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Jack Horner and Jurassic Park
Usually, I like to read about someone who has taken their learning difference and used it to break out and make a mark on the world. Today, I wanted to talk about paleontologist Dr. Jack Horner, the...
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Using Dance As Language When Challenged With Dyslexia: Aakash Odedra
Aakash Odedra found communicating so difficult as a child in Birmingham, England, he sought out other ways. The conventional classroom was such a struggle, but the arts felt natural. Dance became his...
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Ask A Lawyer! When The Going Gets Tough…
Special Education Lawyer and All Around Awesome Guy I had the privilege to meet attorney Wayne Steedman of Callegary & Steedman almost 15 years ago, and he is still fighting for the rights of...
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Thing Never To Say To Parents Of Special Needs Kids
Having a child with special needs puts enough stress on a family without having to entertain hurtful, thoughtless comments, too. My son is learning disabled and has qualities on the autistic...
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