A mentor who can help a child with a disability in the classroom is part of the teaching team. This letter or card presentation can help a mentor relate to the parents and help them feel confident that their child is in good hands. Nothing beats actual conversation with parents, but on a Sunday morning … Continue reading Mentor Parent Letter
It is a fact that sometime, someplace you may be separated from your child during an emergency, at a shopping mall, during a flood or simply just lost. We all think it will not happen, but we need to be prepared just in case. Your child with a disability needs identification. Use a medic alert … Continue reading Your Child and Emergency Rescue
You may be the only one on fire about planning and preparing for emergencies, but don’t give up. Your life and the lives of others may depend on it. Connect with others to help you get going, and shop around for resources to make it happen. Convince others that, even though they think it will … Continue reading Emergency Planning
you have a responsibility to prepare for an emergency rescue. It might save your life and/or equipment, the first responder can act more efficiently, and you can live more confidently because you have prepared. Here are some tips to help you prepare for what you think will never happen: Recognize that emergency rescuers are more … Continue reading If You Use Mobility Equipment
It’s pretty well known that I like classical music, but I really like all kinds. My new favorite is the theme song for a public television program called “New Tricks,” and is about some chronologically aged persons who form a special detective task force for hard cases. The song goes like this, “It’s all right. … Continue reading New favorite song
If you live in the Houston area, and haven’t heard the Houston Symphony, consider it now. Their playing of Elgar’s Enigma Variations last night shouted, “World Class,” and besides that it is a classy group. You won’t hear better anywhere in the world, and nothing beats actually feeling the music both inside your soul and … Continue reading Houston Symphony
Just spent several days with the chair of the United Methodist Taskforce on Disability who taught me quite a few things. Ya’ll know I could stand a mountain of learning. Probably most of you already know about QR code, but I’d never heard of it. Best I can figure is it is like a bar … Continue reading QR: What is it?
Sitting on the porch of our Hill Country cabin watching nature at its best with birds all over the place welcoming the day. A great blue heron has a great habit of stopping off on a rock protruding from the Guadalupe River where he waits for the morning catch to swim by for his breakfast. … Continue reading Birds and Beings
Several people have asked me how I came to start Ramps’nthings Press, so here it is. Disability materials, although important, do not make much money as the sales are limited, so after trying to sell them, I concluded failure and branched out on my own. First, I had to agree that I would not make … Continue reading Ramps’nthing Press
There is no one typical or non-typical student of any age, but a little information about the characteristics of the students with disabilities will help you become more creative and secure in what you are doing. . . Ask yourself: How can I help this student tune in to the spiritual and learning environment? After an … Continue reading Teach to Student Characteristics