Pope Invites Boy with Down Syndrome for Spin on Popemobile
This warms my heart. www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57590194/pope-francis-invites-boy-with-down-syndrome-for-spin-on-popemobile/
“WHY DOES A VALUED PERSON ADVOCATE FOR A PERSON WHO IS LESS VALUED?”
The following is a draft for a address I gave to my fellow “graduates” and their families from the Georgia “Parent Leadership Support Program” [which is under the Georgia Advocacy Office]. {Introduction} Let’s get this off the table first: The question is not a good one. Obviously there aren’t people who (should be) valued more…
Parent Leader Support Project
Wierd title, I know, but a nice program noonetheless. – If you want a short version, its the still-difficult-to-remember “PSLP”. What is it? It Is a program that was founded by the Georgia Advocacy Office (www.thegao.org), the protection and advocacy system that protects the rights of persons with disabilities in the state of Georgia. The…
(End of) Life Issues
Tonight we get “back into the swing” of our regular Wednesday evening schedule. We have a meal between 5-7pm, confirmation from 5:45-6:45, children’s choir at 6:00pm, and worship at 7:00pm. Tonight during the service we will be discussing “(End of) Life Issues” including Terri Schiavo, living wills, abortion, disabilities as they relate to these items,…