Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at greater risk—three times greater than the general population—of COVID-19 complications and/or death.…
Are Autistic and Intellectually Disabled People Worthwhile Community Members—or Aren’t They?
I have been reading the proposed changes to North Carolina’s Innovations waiver services and supports, which are designed for individuals…
Poem: Favorite Person
Favorite Person The excitement of hello vibrates and shines not with the promise of what’s to come but just for…
Living on a Rampage of Appreciation—An Interview with Wayne Dyer
A best-selling author for decades, Wayne Dyer was one of the most popular teachers in the self-help, mind/body/spirit, and New Age…
Poem: To have and to hold until death has no part
To have and to hold until death has no part He had a secret. He grabbed you and pulled you…
No “Because” but Love—Intellectual Disability, Identity, Representation, and Value
Autism and disability pride movements assert unique cultures and identities. Can intellectually disabled people be more openly and equitably represented…
Love in the Time of Segregation and Discrimination
I came upon a box of a few dozen random—utterly random—photographs yesterday: family photos in NYC from a half-century before…
Remembering My Aunt Hattie
Sometime after her sister, my mother, died and before her Alzheimer’s developed to the point she didn’t recognize or know…
Books Published, People Cherished
I am a judge for the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Awards. Perhaps surprisingly, this work predates my years…
Sunday with My Son
These weekend wintry early mornings in which at times I’m feeling a little drawn—hardly inclined to roll out of bed,…
Ray Hemachandra at Golden Moon Circles 