Elizabeth Beers
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Ability AwarenessHow would you feel if the community labeled you with your weakest trait? Suppose you were in the grocery store and a familiar voice called out: “Hey, it’s Mr. Can’t-Dance” or “Mrs. Bad-at-Math!” How would you feel? As a teacher in Uruguay I found myself wondering how to inspire fourth grade boys to reach out […]
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Appreciating HollandI would like to share with you “Welcome to Holland,” an essay by Emily Perl Kingsley, the mother of a child with special needs. I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability—to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine […]