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Ames, Jodi O'Donnell – Exceptional Parent, 2010
This article presents an interview with Shonda Schilling, wife of retired professional baseball pitcher Curt Schilling. In addition to her role as mom, advocate, and author, Schilling is also a melanoma survivor and the Founder of Shade (http://www.shadefoundation.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating melanoma through the…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Mothers, Profiles, Interviews
Schumacher Dyke, Karin; Bauer, Lisabeth S. – Exceptional Parent, 2010
When it comes to making the right choices for children with disabilities, families are the experts. To prove this point, the Hatton Project sponsored a grant wherein researchers interviewed members of 12 families of children with disabilities on factors that caused them to identify themselves as "successful." The results yielded eight lessons…
Descriptors: Family Life, Disabilities, Parents, Special Needs Students
Laman, Effie; Shaughnessy, Michael F. – Exceptional Parent, 2007
In this article, the authors present an interview with Don Meyer, an advocate for the siblings of children with disabilities. Don Meyer has conducted "SibShops," a peer support and information for school-age siblings of children with disabilities, and written extensively on the difficult situation of children in this underserved demographic. Here,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Interviews