Public Safety Awareness Campaign – Summer 2017
In the process of actively advocating with DC law makers and connecting with dedicated individuals and organizations working diligently for children and youth with disabilities and the families responsible for their care, the most important lesson is the power of coordination and organization. There’s a lot of housekeeping to be done within our coalition, of […]
Dear Parents, Your Advocacy Matters.
For many families, taking on the educational system can be very intimidating and/or disillusioning. The District of Columbia has a long and sordid history of maltreating people with developmental disabilities. And while many things have improved since the prolonged fight for the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Evans v. Washington, there is still […]
The Balkanization of Special Education in Washington, DC
In a recent comparative study of the Child Find process in three counties Maryland and three counties in Virginia to compare with the Child Find process in Washington, we found that of these six counties the District of Columbia is the only place that has a decentralized Child Find process for the age group 3 to 5 years […]
#InclusionDC Campaign
Between April 20 and April 27, use the hashtag #InclusionDC on your social media handlers and share the shortened link to our site: http://bit.ly/2opBuJP. This will help generate a buzz for the getting real bodies at DC Council on Thursday April 27, 2017 at 10am and again at 5pm. That’s right, there’ll be two DC Council […]
Dear Parents, Your Advocacy Matters.
To blog with us and share your story, please email motheringhands@mail.com with subject line “Inclusive Prosperity Blog Post”. For many families, taking on the educational system can be very intimidating and/or disillusioning. The District of Columbia has a long and sordid history of maltreating people with developmental disabilities. And while many things have improved since the prolonged […]
The Lessons of the Evans Case and Advocacy for Children with Disabilities in DC
A little over 40 years ago, on February 23, 1976, Evans v. Washington brought claims of mistreatment against Forest Haven, the city’s premiere institution for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This historic class action case not only highlighted the unconscious biases that led to low and high levels of government failure that stripped people with intellectual and developmental disabilities of basic protections of human rights, it also exposed the extent to which unchecked discrimination will go…
It Takes a Village to Achieve Inclusive Prosperity in the District of Columbia
On March 7, 2017, Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled the District of Columbia’s Economic Strategy for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2018. In the press release for this plan, Mayor Bowser stated, “I am proud to share our new economic strategy, one that reflects DC’s values and helps ensure all Washingtonians share in our continued prosperity…Every day, […]