tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post5897166580414467918..comments2024-03-24T09:23:09.202-07:00Comments on Outrageous Fortune: 'Including Samuel' shows how we all benefit from including special needs kids in regular classroomsShastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013565031179610593noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-52292291087217428452012-02-14T11:29:15.977-08:002012-02-14T11:29:15.977-08:00I've heard several people from this film speak...I've heard several people from this film speak, including Dan Habib, and have been fired up and encouraged every time. It's so easy to get worn down by the process of getting a school team to have buy in on this concept and to make sure everyone is supported and prepared. I feel like Aidan missed some great inclusionary opportunities in elementary school when it would have been so much easier but is getting some great experiences now in 5th grade, even though he is also in a special classroom sometimes. It's a long exhausting road and our kids our worth it. Wish it were easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-17486421110544574032012-02-13T08:04:00.813-08:002012-02-13T08:04:00.813-08:00Yes, I think that's one of the great things ab...Yes, I think that's one of the great things about having multiples is that built-in integration with able-bodied peers. The movie asked, is there any place in society where people with disabilities are treated equally? And the answer is yes, in millions of families.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of this before you said it, but I'll have to make sure Malachi gets some playdates with other kids with CP as he gets older. Not knowing anybody else like you would be hard.Shastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013565031179610593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-75647408122665928652012-02-12T23:32:19.724-08:002012-02-12T23:32:19.724-08:00We have Julia's IEP evaluation this Thursday (...We have Julia's IEP evaluation this Thursday (we're probably not sending her to preschool, but whatever, better to do it and say no, then not do it and change our minds), and your summation of somebody's after comment, is what we are weighing:<br /><br />"Graduates of special education don't get to live in a special world separated from their able-bodied peers."<br /><br />Heck, Julia's life now is not separated. She doesn't know ANYBODY who is not able-bodied. Her and Gabrielle have figured out how to work around her physical limitations to interact with each other. To separate her from other kids her age just because she has gross motor delays seems incredibly wrong.Amyhttp://onealaskanmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-42665262858828052972012-02-12T22:22:42.810-08:002012-02-12T22:22:42.810-08:00Crap, I totally was going to plug your blog in thi...Crap, I totally was going to plug your blog in this post and then I forgot. Thanks for including the link! I'll go check it out right now!Shastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013565031179610593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-61238697987430155932012-02-12T22:17:32.904-08:002012-02-12T22:17:32.904-08:00I met the filmmaker in January. Sam is now in mi...I met the filmmaker in January. Sam is now in middle school. I posted pictures of meting Dan Habib on my blog chek it out <br /><br />http://lifeofnldcp.blogspot.com/2012/01/guess-who-i-met.htmlAZ Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797298787967914735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-2191486557166675512012-02-12T22:01:32.273-08:002012-02-12T22:01:32.273-08:00Interesting! I guess I assumed it had just come ou...Interesting! I guess I assumed it had just come out.<br /><br />If you're really interested you can buy the DVD on their site for about $20.Shastahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01013565031179610593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27546414.post-72197141262053263542012-02-12T21:22:56.222-08:002012-02-12T21:22:56.222-08:00I watched this documentary before I had Nina! I wo...I watched this documentary before I had Nina! I would love to watch it again! I wonder when they will be playing it again. When we watched it it was on PBS really late at night, we just happened to flip through the channels. I often thought back to Samuel when we were in the process of adopting Nina.Ellen Stumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883373231740515881noreply@blogger.com