Gary Bunch has written a short and powerful 'op ed' type of article on bullying.  It's worth a read.  Please use it.

It's attached.

Bunch.Bullying.doc

THE MOST BULLIED OF ALL

As the start of school approaches, some students look forward to it even less than does…

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After a fabulous workshop with Jack Pearpoint and Lynda Kahn last month in Bunbury, our group was left with the challenge - how will you take your stories outside this room?

Our group had many different ideas.  An art gallery and a new mission to convert Makaton (Australian Key Sign English) to Aboriginal English.  Creating community capacity through inclusion conversations, using art and poetry to create change in a creative manner.  And working actively to change the things…

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Yesterday I wrote about how Facebook can make lonely people lonelier.  But what is the flip side of all this doom and gloom about social media and how can these online tools help people who give or receive care?  Does social media contribute to my wellbeing?



The resounding answer to the last question is Yes!  I am part of a generation that can well remember life before the internet.  In the old days, I subscribed to a magazine called "Exceptional…

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Stephen Marche's article "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely" in the May issue of The Atlantic pokes a sharp stick at social media and its effect on our sense of social fulfilment. Marche asserts, "What Facebook has revealed about human nature—and this is not a minor revelation—is that a connection is not the same thing as a bond, and that instant and total connection is no salvation, no ticket to…

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Parents...What Do We Need? Information and Kindness! MY LATEST  BLOG POST

Here is a story that I tell in my book, "The Four Walls of My Freedom". It is a story about when Nicholas was a baby and we had just received his diagnosis of cerebral palsy and possible 'mental retardation', as they called it then.



Jim's cousin arrived at the door with another woman in tow. The stranger introduced herself this way: "My name is Kathleen and I'm a volunteer consultant for parents of…

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Today and for a long time to come Christchurch (New Zealand) people will need to unite to rebuild lives and a city that has literally been devastated by an earthquake.  At times like this I wonder about the resilience of Disabled people and those who are reliant on others.  Currently there is news about rescue efforts of people trapped within buildings but no news about people who are left to fend for themselves.  It is too late to think about building strong communities to support others…

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One pardon granted for an executed man - Joe Arridy -  and another is still pending - wrongfully jailed - and still in prison.

Visit their web site and keep the pressure on to free an innocent man:  Richard…

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Belonging

The Ins and Outs of Disability and Education

By Gary Bunch



I have been wondering for quite some time about the often-strained relationships between school systems and parents when it comes to choosing the special education approach or the inclusive approach to disability and education.The special education approach is based on a range of placement settings in response to the needs of students experiencing various types and degrees… Continue

Barb Fowke - Poet

 

 

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Take a few moments for a short story that will inspire...
http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/125242/