Minutes from July 5, 2017 IPC Teleconference
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT Host: Chioma Oruh, Parent Advocate for the Inclusive Prosperity Coalition Here are some quick recaps: Attendees: Mansoor Chioma Oruh Discussion Survey will be created and sent to individual members Create strategic plans for the following: A Group Scheduled OUC Tour Organized Play Dates Regular Trainings for Parents Transitioning from […]
What Happens Next in DC Child Find Policies is Up to Parents and Allies of Children with Disabilities
After a weekend of much needed rest and reflection, I have had some time to think not just about what independence means to me but what it means for my children. Frederick Douglass was not only a hero in the anti-slavery movement, he was also prolific in articulating great ideas expressed in speeches such as […]
Minutes from June 28, 2017 IPC Teleconference
What: Highlights and notes from the Inclusive Prosperity Coalition (IPC) teleconference Date: June 28, 2017 Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT Host: Chioma Oruh, Parent Advocate for the Inclusive Prosperity Coalition Attendees: Guest Speaker Attorney Todd Gluckman of Terris Pravlik & Millian, LLP Angelo Telesford Hashim Coward Chioma Oruh Yolanda Corbett Mansoor Abdur-Rahman Ronda White Discussions from […]
Medicaid and Me
It is wonderful news to hear that the vote on the massive tax-cut for the wealthy bill (disguised as a health care bill) has been postponed for at least another week and a half. Yet as a mother and head of household of two young children with autism whose quality of care is heavily dependent […]
Minutes from June 7, 2017 IPC Teleconference
Minutes from June 7, 2017 IPC Teleconference
Minutes from June 21, 2017 IPC Teleconference
Minutes from June 21, 2017 IPC Teleconference
Part 2: What is Basic Income
In the last post on Basic Income, I alluded to the pilot program that was just approved in Hawaii as well as the project in Ontario, Canada sponsored by the Poverty Reduction Strategy Office (PRSO). I had the pleasure of meeting Karen Glass, the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Ontario PRSO, who is a willing […]
Part 1: (IDEA/Child Find)+ Basic Income = Equity
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to present at the Sixteenth (16th) Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. It was such a positive and uplifting event with a variety of people of many political persuasions and representing different industries that all came together to talk strategy on how to make Basic Income a reality in the United State.
Disabilities Competency: Lessons of a Parent Advocate
Over the past year, I have been privileged to meet many people operating at various levels of disabilities advocacy in Washington, DC. Ranging from elected officials to accomplished advocates to parents/caretakers to self-advocates, it has been a heartwarming exposure to people who are also passionate around improving our community through personal and political measures to […]
The Role of Parents in the Movement for Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
SEL offers a clear methodology of how District of Columbia classrooms can become inclusive environments, thus it is a very exciting journey to learn more about evidence-based tools and assessments that include parents as active members of a school’s community of learning.