Comments for Our Special Families Village http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org Where Special Needs Families Care and Share Together Mon, 07 May 2012 17:04:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Welcome to my Interview with Mary Mazzoni from Life After IEPs by Talking about transition at Our Special Families Village http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/welcome-to-my-interview-with-mary-mazzoni-from-life-after-ieps/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Talking about transition at Our Special Families Village Mon, 07 May 2012 17:04:39 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2794#comment-388 [...] Pearson and I had a great conversation about transition at Our Special Families Village this [...] [...] Pearson and I had a great conversation about transition at Our Special Families Village this [...]

]]> Comment on Reflections on Autism Awareness Month by Sandra http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/reflections-on-autism-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Sandra Mon, 07 May 2012 15:04:00 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2891#comment-387 Thank you Mary - I appreciate your support! Thank you Mary – I appreciate your support!

]]> Comment on Reflections on Autism Awareness Month by Mary http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/reflections-on-autism-awareness-month/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Mary Thu, 03 May 2012 03:30:30 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2891#comment-383 Thank you, Sandra! You're creating here at the Village a safe place to ask questions, to learn, to speak and to listen. A place where diverse information and perspectives are welcomed and candidly shared, where it is ok to disagree. A place where everyone shares a commitment to respect one another even when we see things differently. I completely agree - if inclusion - and respect, dignity and full participation - does not begin with us - how can it begin at all? Thanks for creating a place of inclusion and respect here at the Village. We need it! Thank you, Sandra!

You’re creating here at the Village a safe place to ask questions, to learn, to speak and to listen. A place where diverse information and perspectives are welcomed and candidly shared, where it is ok to disagree. A place where everyone shares a commitment to respect one another even when we see things differently.

I completely agree – if inclusion – and respect, dignity and full participation – does not begin with us – how can it begin at all? Thanks for creating a place of inclusion and respect here at the Village. We need it!

]]> Comment on Matthew and the 2012 Special Olympics Area Games by Sandra http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/matthew-and-the-2012-special-olympics-area-games/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Sandra Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:50:21 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2823#comment-380 I love the way he celebrates, too! Thank you Connie. I love the way he celebrates, too! Thank you Connie.

]]> Comment on Matthew and the 2012 Special Olympics Area Games by Connie Hammer http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/matthew-and-the-2012-special-olympics-area-games/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Connie Hammer Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:36:30 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2823#comment-378 Sandra & Matthew, Congratulations! and Thank you for bringing back memories when I chaperoned for the Special Olympic's throughout my college years. I met such wonderful people and I am sure Matthew would have been one of them had he participated in our local games all the way over here on the East coast. I love the way Matthew celebrates! Yeah, Matthew! Sandra & Matthew,
Congratulations! and Thank you for bringing back memories when I chaperoned for the Special Olympic’s throughout my college years. I met such wonderful people and I am sure Matthew would have been one of them had he participated in our local games all the way over here on the East coast. I love the way Matthew celebrates! Yeah, Matthew!

]]> Comment on Matthew and the 2012 Special Olympics Area Games by Sandra http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/matthew-and-the-2012-special-olympics-area-games/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Sandra Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:51:09 +0000 http://ourspecialfamiliesvillage.org/?p=2823#comment-373 Thanks, Cindi. Sorry you're having trouble seeing the video. It might just be taking a while to load. If you can't make it work, try clicking through and viewing it on YouTube. Thanks, Cindi. Sorry you’re having trouble seeing the video. It might just be taking a while to load. If you can’t make it work, try clicking through and viewing it on YouTube.

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