Vice President of Student Advocacy and Family Engagement for ADAC, Inc. (opinions are my own)
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ALT "Behavioral challenges are often nervous system challenges, and this is true for both adults and children. When our nervous system feels overwhelmed, human beings revert to survival states of functioning. In this condition, we can become reactive rather than preventive and relational." —Lori Desautels
![[image] The cartoon shows a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair. The woman says "So, how do you prefer to be called? Handicapped? Disabled? Or Physically-Challenged?" the man responds "Joe would be fine." the tag line reads "The most appropriate label is usually the one someone's parents have given them."](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FnRNWtPXwAAIPlz.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [image] The cartoon shows a woman talking to a man in a wheelchair. The woman says "So, how do you prefer to be called? Handicapped? Disabled? Or Physically-Challenged?" the man responds "Joe would be fine." the tag line reads "The most appropriate label is usually the one someone's parents have given them."
ALT A black and white photo of demonstrators outside the San Fransisco HEW office building. In front of the group is Judy Heumann, a white woman who uses a wheelchair with short brown hair wearing glasses and a winter jacket with a “Sign 504” button pin. She is holding a sign that reads “NO MORE NEGOTIATION Sign 504.” To the left is Kitty Cone, a white woman who uses a wheelchair with short curly brown hair wearing glasses and a sweater. She is holding a sign that reads “OUR BIGGEST HANDICAP IS CALIFANO.” There are various other people around them holding signs and a mega phone.
