From Where I Sit
Could tell me what the phrase “Nothing about us, without us” means, and how it pertains to schools and school policies?
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April was autism awareness month. My friend and colleague Amy Frechette who works at the Institute on Disability has Asperger’s Syndrome. We decided t...
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Could you tell me one way art teachers (in any medium) could continue to make sure their classrooms are inclusive, accessible environments for student...
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Hi Kathy, Do you think a complex trauma diagnosis should be an eligibility factor for the education of students with disabilities? Why or why not?
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I started the second grade at eight years old in 1969—my first opportunity to attend public school. My parents were strong advocates for me, and in th...
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I am the parent of a 14-year-old daughter, Ginny, who has a mild intellectual disability and wants to attend the local middle school’s Valentine’s Day...
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Almost three years ago, in March 2020, I wrote about the pandemic in my blog post “United from a Distance.” Our lives had changed overnight, includin...
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Kathy Bates responds to a reader's question about why the physical disability community is largely silent on the role of trauma.
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When I was young, my favorite activity during this time of year was to carefully go through each page of the toy section in the Sears Wish Book catalo...
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In a speech celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) —the law protecting the disabled from discrimination—Secreta...
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