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I definitely think mothers of children with disabilities have to have extraordinary courage every day...Because we all know our children have value and worth and potential, but the everyday world sometimes doesn’t.'
—Linda Strobel in Up: A Love Letter to the Down Syndrome Community
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― Up: A Love Letter to the Down Syndrome Community
― Up: A Love Letter to the Down Syndrome Community
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What we fail to teach our children and what the community fails to see is that we
need inclusion and acceptance, not superficial chesed. I’m not looking for someone to
come and sit with my child, call her cute and feel like they’ve done something good.
No, I need people to come alongside us during the hard times as well. You don’t just
get to host my child for a meal or a night and check a box that you’ve done
integration. True acceptance is completely integrating my child in all aspects of
soci
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― Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine: The Journey of an Unstoppable Woman
― Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine: The Journey of an Unstoppable Woman
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