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Community Inclusion and IDD: Prioritizing and Empowering Choice for the Disabled

Should policy-directed “best outcomes” from government officials and advocacy groups reduce, rather than enhance, choice for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD)—and sometimes trap them in unsafe, hostile environments?

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The Value of Disabled Lives and Organs

Why might an autistic, intellectually disabled Black boy with Down syndrome be so much more valuable in death than in life? Because his parents made him an organ donor.

autism, autism acceptance, disability, disability rights, down syndrome, intellectual disability

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 … More

autism, community, disability, inclusion, intellectual disability

My Talk at the 2019 Disability Day of Mourning

    I was invited again this year to give a short talk as part of the Disability Day of … More

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Valuing Disabled Lives—and Remembering Lives Lost

The Day of Mourning, an event remembering and honoring disabled people murdered by family members or caregivers, is held on March … More

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Ray and Nicholas Hemachandra sitting by the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina (photo by Kristi Pfeiffer)

Top 10 List: Things to Remember When Working with Autistic and Other Disabled Children

I recently did a recorded presentation for an online class at Western Carolina University–Biltmore Campus for students working to become … More

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Mushrooms ‘round back outside of Centreville Luncheonette in Weaverville NC
Little forest stroll on Sunday
All the fungus, all the feels
When the light hits just right—in Pisgah National Forest today.
Profile of my son Nicholas, 21 and turning 22 next month, a joy the whole way through, in north Asheville NC today
It looked to me like a French impressionist painting … or a jigsaw puzzle.
Gardening season
The Macon Reed @macon_reed_studio installation “Hello Death, Where Have You Been All My Life?” opened this weekend and runs through Sept. 16 at the Center for Craft @centerforcraft at 67 Broadway in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Macon Reed is a New Orleans-based artist, and NOLA cultural inflections about death and dying and our rituals around them color—literally and figuratively—the evocative, fabulous show. If you live in western North Carolina or are visiting, don’t miss it.
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