A birthday card & David Foster Wallace’s This is Water

Saturday, I went to see the film, “The End of the Tour,” about David Lipsky’s interview of the author David Foster Wallace. Earlier that day, I received my first card for my birthday at the end of the month. The card exemplified what Wallace called the big “T” truth. 

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Our story: defying expectations to make a difference

Over the Labor Day Weekend, my kids and I went camping at Lincoln State Park in Southern Indiana. As my daughter walked where Lincoln did, I thought of defying expectations to make a difference. 

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Ohio pro-life bill incentivizes Down syndrome selective abortion

The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that would ban an abortion because of a Down syndrome prenatal test result. But, there could be a disturbing unintended consequence if the bill becomes law.

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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota: fact-checking claimed “costs” of Down syndrome lives

In discussing a recent state bill to ban Down syndrome selective abortions, CNN’s Alisyn Camerota corrected her guest on his figures, but the ones she cited are even more troubling. 

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New Resource for World Breastfeeding Week

World Breastfeeding Week is the first week of August. Here is a resource to help new moms with breastfeeding an infant with Down syndrome.

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The NDSC & DSMIG Conferences: Alzheimer’s, regression, resources, & friends

How can a person have Alzheimer’s, but not? I learned about this and more at the 2015 National Down Syndrome Congress’ annual convention in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Prenatal Testing Stakeholder Symposium to be held in Washington DC

Thursday, July 16, 2015, an oft-stated, but rarely occurring, meeting will be held. If you can get there, I hope to see you in attendance.

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Pixar’s Inside Out: moron, mongo, and normalizing disability bigotry

Pixar released a movie Inside Out featuring characters embodying human emotions which are played out inside people’s minds. A mom calls attention to how Pixar has normalized disability bigotry for viewers of Inside Out.

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News: prenatal testing, rising number of abortions, and cancer

From the News page, here’s a collection of tweets of mine on news reported this week:

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