This is a great video I watched this last spring in my intro to special education class. I hope you enjoy it.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Saturday, October 10, 2015
31 for 21 : Day Ten more about Unified Sports
Earlier this week I posted about Unified Sports. Here is more information about the program from Special Olympics Northern California.
Friday, October 9, 2015
31 for 21 Day nine : Reflections from Kindergarten
I remember
Me in Kindergarten. I was so cute. |
Sound books esp the letter /k/. The teacher told me I was different.
Jump rope Every day at recess my teacher would try to teach me how to jump rope. I was able to jump rope by the end of the year.
Read Write and Type Click here to read more about it.
Learning about community jobs highlight was having my mom come in her scrubs to teach us about being a doctor.
Learning different coin values
Butterflies We watched them in our classroom go from caterpillars to butterflies. It was very fun.
Thanksgiving play. I was the cat on the Mayflower.
Not bad considering I was only six.
Eight Months I will be graduating with a BA.
Other posts
In Kindergarten
Learning to read
Thursday, October 8, 2015
31 for 21 Day Eight: My inclusion Story
Hi guys for those of you that are new here, or want to watch my story again . Here is my inclusion story. As I Countdown to College graduation I will be talking about my memories in more detail in the weeks and months ahead but here is a quick overview of my story.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
31 for 21 Day Seven: World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015
Thank you everyone for sending or agreeing to let me use your picture. I hope you have an awesome day today. Be sure to wear Green today. Here is the montage It is the longest it has ever been.
A member of a group that I am in made this for me. I think it turned out well.
Wearing Green Today? Let me know in the comments or share a pic on my Facebook page or email me if you want.
A member of a group that I am in made this for me. I think it turned out well.
Wearing Green Today? Let me know in the comments or share a pic on my Facebook page or email me if you want.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
31 for 21 Day Six : Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion and Exclusion
AZ with Sandra and Sean March 2014 |
Today is Sean McElwee's twenty second birthday. I have met Sean and his Mom Sandra at CA TASH in 2014 .
Sandra wrote a book about her son's educational experience called Who is the Slow Learner. I decided to let her talk about her book and if you like it then you can enter for a giveaway at the end of the blog
AZ: Why did you write the book?
Sean in kindergarten |
Sandra: The real purpose was to educate and inspire while entertaining in the hopes that parents could learn, and educators could see that they hold the key to success…or hell. Who’s the Slow Learner? A Chronicle of Inclusion and Exclusion was an accidental book. Sean had a text-book perfect elementary school inclusion experience, but secondary school was a stark contrast. I started documenting the bad behavior of the administrators and educators and five years when Sean graduated from high school I looked back and thought, “I couldn’t make this stuff up!” That’s when the idea of turning Sean’s story into a book, but it couldn’t just be the secondary school experience. Parent’s needed to know what to watch out for, but it would have been too depressing. So I broke out the elementary school communication notebooks, IEPs and started recreating each grade chronologically.
I searched and searched and I couldn’t find one book that chronicled a student with special educational needs from preschool through high school graduation. We have plenty of the ‘baby born, parents mourn’ stories but none that provide practical realities of the school-age years.
I wrote the book as a memoir, simply because I enjoy reading real-life memoirs. My hopes were that parents could learn first how inclusion was supposed to be supported and accommodated as it was in Sean’s elementary school…and what legal tools they have to use when it isn’t provided appropriately from the secondary school experiences.
AZ Chapman : What has been the feedback for the book?
A lot of people like Sandra's story that shows that when you include everyone benefits |
Sandra: I am thrilled to have 31 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon.com. Parents have told me they purchased the book for their teachers and administrators and have had them comment they never looked at Inclusion from a parent’s perspective before. This has led to positive changes in their schools, and THAT is the feedback that makes my day. Some of the headlines from the ratings on Amazon ‘Highly recommended,’ A must read for teachers and parents,’ Invaluable resource,’ and my favorites comment that they couldn’t put the book down.
Sean in forth grade |
AZ Chapman: What advice do you have for future special education teachers?
Sandra: My advice for special educators and general educators alike is to always have high expectations for their students. To learn to collaborate as a team and to spend the time they are in school learning to differentiate instruction so they can teach one subject to learners of different abilities and learning styles.
Sean with the baseball team. He was an assistant to the team during his high school years |
AZ Chapman: What is Sean up too now?
Sandra : Sean is about to turn 22, and is attending community college focusing on acting classes. He is an assistant coach for a Challenger Flag Football team, volunteers in a SundaySchool class and goes dancing every chance he has. He was just hired to work at Home Depot! He has a full social life and enjoys doing presentations and signing books. In his spare time, Sean loves to make music videos using an app on his Iphone. He’s currently single, but has a girl that he is trying to woo.
Thank you Sandra
Enter for a chance to win a copy of this book by leaving a comment on this post. The giveaway will close on the 31st. Winners will be announced on November forth.
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Monday, October 5, 2015
31 for 21 Day Five : Laying the foundation
I have been playing golf since 2007. I first learned about the sport through Special Olympics. My first year I started playing I was in skills and I could not hit the ball over 100 ft.
First golf event with Special Olympics 2007 |
After two months I decided that I wanted to play for my high school team. My dad thought it was foolish but he drove me to the course anyway. The coach was a former special education teacher and felt that he could handle a teenager with disabilities and let me on the team. By saying yes to me he allowed me to become a part of the golf team he also laid the foundation for something magical to happen a Monday night in August.
Good chip |
That night I played the best game of my life. I got two great chips and great drives. I also was able to connect with a peer who is quickly becoming my friend. We were not close friends in high school , but we were able to reconnect, She originally lived on my street but moved to another city. Being on that team laid the foundation for us to play together .
I know a lot of families of kids with disabilities who have to fight for inclusive education. My heart breaks for these families and their kids. I also feel very angry because educators need to understand that school is more than test scores and academic honors. It is the center of a child's life. Friends come from school experience when people ship students off to another place there is no foundation for friendships to form between those with and without disabilities. I am not saying that these friendships will form while in school, but they could, but as people grow and mature and see their surroundings in a new way they might want to become friends with people with disabilities, but if they did not have the chance to attend school with people who did have disabilities they will not know where to look.
Inclusion lays the foundation for friendships.
Tune in tomorrow for a book giveaway
Sunday, October 4, 2015
31 for 21 Day Four : Project Search
Project Search is a wonderful program. It helps young people with disabilities find jobs. There is a program in my town and my friend with DS went there last year. From there he got a job in a inclusive work environment . It is a wonderful program. I would highly recommend it to any young person with disabilities.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
31 for 21 Day Three: Dear Future Mom
Happy Saturday guys. On weekends this month I will be posting video clips that are disability related. Do you have any suggestions for you tube videos that I should link to? Leave a comment below.
Friday, October 2, 2015
31 for 21 Day Two: The update preview and a new label
Hay guys so I have not really updated you guys on my school stuff since Spring . I am set to graduate college in 2016. I am taking 16 units this fall and am doing well. Three of those classes are Graduate level classes that I am taking for my Special Education minor. A big goal of mine was to graduate in 2016 and I am ecstatic that this is a real possibility. As long as I pass my classes.
Because I am graduating from undergrad I will be blogging a lot about my experience-particularly pre school through eighth grade in school. In order to do this I will be sharing some older posts about my school that I have written along with some new posts so be sure to come back for more from now til June .
Because I am graduating from undergrad I will be blogging a lot about my experience-particularly pre school through eighth grade in school. In order to do this I will be sharing some older posts about my school that I have written along with some new posts so be sure to come back for more from now til June .
Thursday, October 1, 2015
31 for 21 Day One: Welcome
Hay guys long time no blog. Sorry its been so long I have been busy. I have lots to tell you and you will be hearing a lot about my life now that its 31 for 21. This is an event hosted by Big Blue Berry Eyes in which people post every day in October for Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
A poem in Honor of Back to school
Today is the official start of School for local schools in the are, My Jr college starts back Monday.
( This year is going to be a very special year for my family you will have to wait a little bit longer to find out why )
Here is to a school year where all children are visible in local neighborhood schools
The invisible student
I am a child just like you.
I go to school, and think recess is cool.
But there is something different about me.
I have an disability.
I sometimes drool
You sometimes stare.
Many people pretend I am not there
For I am invisible
you can’t see me I have a disability.
District personal see my education a joke
so they bus me across town even though the neighborhood school is not broke.
there system is.
At school I am sent down the hall.
The classroom door closes and that is all.
I am there all day down the hall.
Its not fair,
Its not fair
it can’t be
I should be treated fair
as an equal you see
We learn about freedom
we learn about the world, but we are not there.
Left out of pictures
of social life
the websites about the school do not include us.
Why can’t I be in the pictures?
Why do my parents need to fight for me to be seen?
Seen as a disabled person
seen for me.
Inclusive education that is key.
Its time to close separate classroom.
Cause Separate is not equal
We learned that in 1954.
Its time for us to become visible-
for us to be seen.
For us to be in all general education classes
Learning and living about Freedom
Learning how to read.
Learning about Romeo, Juliet, and Huckleberry Finn.
Discovering our past
Exploring through experiments
Its time for all that
Its time to presume competence for all kids
Teach us everything so we have a chance at learning about this world.
Its time to move the desk from down the hall.
Into same aged classrooms.
Open the classroom
Let me in
Now is a good time to begin.
Have a great year everyone.
( This year is going to be a very special year for my family you will have to wait a little bit longer to find out why )
Here is to a school year where all children are visible in local neighborhood schools
The invisible student
I am a child just like you.
I go to school, and think recess is cool.
But there is something different about me.
I have an disability.
I sometimes drool
You sometimes stare.
Many people pretend I am not there
For I am invisible
you can’t see me I have a disability.
District personal see my education a joke
so they bus me across town even though the neighborhood school is not broke.
there system is.
At school I am sent down the hall.
The classroom door closes and that is all.
I am there all day down the hall.
Its not fair,
Its not fair
it can’t be
I should be treated fair
as an equal you see
We learn about freedom
we learn about the world, but we are not there.
Left out of pictures
of social life
the websites about the school do not include us.
Why can’t I be in the pictures?
Why do my parents need to fight for me to be seen?
Seen as a disabled person
seen for me.
Inclusive education that is key.
Its time to close separate classroom.
Cause Separate is not equal
We learned that in 1954.
Its time for us to become visible-
for us to be seen.
For us to be in all general education classes
Learning and living about Freedom
Learning how to read.
Learning about Romeo, Juliet, and Huckleberry Finn.
Discovering our past
Exploring through experiments
Its time for all that
Its time to presume competence for all kids
Teach us everything so we have a chance at learning about this world.
Into same aged classrooms.
Open the classroom
Let me in
Now is a good time to begin.
Have a great year everyone.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
World CP Day Photo Montage
Its that time of year people time to start sending in photos of you or your child with CP. October is world CP Day . So send in one photo to azchapman1991@gmail.com or post it on my and tune in October seventh to see this great montage.
Feeling left out?
Find a friend with CP and take a photo and submit it.
For more information please see the tab labeled. World CP day photo montage
Monday, July 13, 2015
25 years later .. we have a long way to go
Hay guys I have been extremely busy sorry I have not been able to blog for you guys. I am in summer school. I will try to update soon. |
People with disabilities still face large unemployment or under employment . People with disabilities still are forced to work for less then minimum wage
People with disabilities that receive benefits from the government can not get married because their benefits will evaporate.
Parents of disabled kids still have to fight to ensure that there child revives a fully inclusive education.
25 years ago things changed for the better for people with disabilities. We still have a long road ahead to ensure that people with disabilities are given equal access. We should celebrate how far we have come but realize that this is just a pit stop. We will have to get back on the road for access equality and inclusion.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Spring Quarter 2015
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First day of Spring Quarter |
B gave me an incentive for me to finish my BA. B also helped me by telling me about a program called Open University. This is a program at Cal State schools where anyone can pay a fee to take classes. This is what I am doing so I can gain credits that count towards my major before the fall term. Anyone can enroll in Open University there is a form you fill out but there is no need for transcripts or grades. I am so happy that B recommended this program. The only downside is that the units cost more.
I had to go karting for a class project. I made a video which got 100 percent |
What has changed in ten weeks
Confidence and a new found belief in myself that I can finish my BA.
Units After I pass all my classes I will double the upper division units that I took at the private school.
I made a worksheet for a class project.
Me yesterday after finishing finals
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
I do my own laundry
I do my own Landry at home |
So for those of you that do not know what is happening read here. Then come back, then read here.
HOW
IS
THIS
OK?
HOW IS OKEY FOR ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO BECOME SERVANTS TO THE OTHER?
ITS NOT
WHAT MESSAGE DOES IT SEND TO THE OTHER STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL.
THEY ARE SEPARATE, THEY ARE SPECIAL THEY DO NOT BELONG.
THIS IS TOOO IMPORTANT. WHEN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE GIVEN THE DIRTY JOBS AT 11 OR 12 , WHAT MESSAGE DOES THAT SEND TO THEM. WHERE IS THE PRESUMPTION OF COMPETENCE? its not there. WHERE ARE THE BOOKS, MATH BLOCKS, EGYPTIAN TUMS WITH MUMMIES, WHERE ARE THE SCINCE EXPERIMENTS.
THOSE THINGS MATTER. Reading matters because information is in these books. Stories of our past. Explores Dragons Shakespeare they matter .
Writing to be able to connect with people over social media is important. Sharing our own stories so that future generations will know us.
History the stories of the past are a light to understanding our future.
Science to discover how the world works, It is also fun,
So in short why are you wasting precious learning time doing laundry in middle school when most kids don't.
There was a time in American history where one group of people did the dirty work in America. They did the laundry. They cleaned up the house, They worked the fields and picked cotton too, They were slaves in America. We now look down on this as a society . Although this isn't slavery. Its still dehumanizing.
Friday, May 1, 2015
Blogging against disablism day 2015 : My ideal classroom
This quarter I am venturing into my field of choice, special education, my goal: to become a special education teacher who provides inclusive services to high school students with intellectual disabilities .
image of and empty classroom. The classroom has desks a flag and Television |
My program would have kids with intellectual disabilities included for English, History, and Science and elective with modifications and support. They would be doing work that is connected to what the other students in class are doing modified to their level.
My students would have math and life skills in a special education class that I would teach. I say math because some of my students might need life skill math. The math would be temporary I would reach out to general education math teacher with the hope of having students with intellectual disabilities included. I would try to offer life skills for general education students because all kids need to learn life skills, Life skills would be one period.
A lunch time sandwich shop which students with and without disabilities would get work experience,
Office Aids and on campus jobs for my students.
A chance to participate in sports and plays or anything else that students are interested in.
Homework every night to reinforce learning concepts.
Special Olympics practices that would be healed AFTER SCHOOL once a week and compete in the community program.
Independence jars where students can do things both at school and in the community and then get tokens to earn for their jars.
Presumed Competence
Fun club which would take place monthly. Students with and without disabilities would be invited to do fun things in the community. Events would include activities in their communities. This would be done after school.
Lofty goals and high expectations.
My main goal for my students would be to learn and have fun. (in that order)
Who knows as I go through my teaching maybe I will add more things to this list. One thing that will not change in my mind is inclusion in core subjects. I am a die hard inclusion fan for life.
My high school graduation photo. |
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The best word in a human development textbook
my textbook |
Most. The sentience talked about the fact that most babies who are over two walk. This was music to my ears, literally I read out loud to increase my comprehension.
The reason why most is such a great word it that it leaves room for people who are different. I had to read a text book that was so exclusive and ablest it was hard to read. That text book said that all children learn language without ever being taught. This cut like a knife because learning to speak clearly is something I struggled with at 22 and continue to try to learn at 23. I am not delusional, I know that many people speak clearly without thought and do not have to think about walking or use their hands, but to deny the experiences of those of us who struggle to do these things is not fair. By including most it allows for the diversity of the human experience. It is allowing for the disabled to be included as people. One small word goes a long word in telling all people that there experience is valid. They are still people and they matter.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 18 : National Cerebral Palsy Day 2015 - Please don't blow the candle out - A Ceep view on curing disabilities
Happy National Cerebral Palsy Day everyone and the last day of theCerebral Palsy Party. I hope you are all wearing green today.
Today is the national day for Cerebral Palsy Awareness. The history behind this is Reaching for the stars. These guys are trying to eventually find a cure for CP.
Hay guys I want to let you in on a secret. We don't need a cure, Now at this point you may be thinking that this person is crazy and doesn't make sense. So on this day I want to share my feelings with you about why as a person with Cerebral Palsy. The idea of a cure is treating to me. I hope that there will not be a cure for CP or any other disability we are meant to be here.
Some people with disabilities see that the world has it wrong. Instead of believing that people with disabilities are flawed the society is at fault for denying us rights. I mean the ADA is only 25 this year . Low expectations rule supreme and segregation is still practiced under the name special. That is far more disabling then the disability. I have a personal experience with this.
I come from a big sport family. Both my parents played sports in their youth. My brother played baseball for a number of years and I spent saturdays at baseball games supporting him. When the fine motor challenges of playing with dolls became too much for me I turned to sports where I was able to join community team and recess. I was a true tom boy. Did CP make it hard for me to play you bet but I really liked playing.
In eighth grade I came to the realization that I probably would not continue to play on inclusive teams. IT WAS THEN THAT I LONGED TO BE NORMAL. It was not that I couldn't talk clearly, or use my hands. IT WAS THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE INCLUDED ON A SPORT TEAM.
Now if there was a inclusion basketball team I would not have yearned to be normal because I still would have been included on a sport team like I always wanted to do. If there were the same opportunities offered to me as my parents and siblings and to all citizens then there wouldn't need to be a cure because we would be able to contribute to society.
Its like this, think of life as a movie theater, now imagined instead of seeing the movie in two d and 3d You saw it through color lens. These lenses tint what you see and how you view them. A lot of factors go through these color lenses including race, gender, economic status ,family , political ideation,and disability. In short the thing that you are trying to cure has shaped how I see the world around me. I have lived with it my entire life and will continue to live with it til I die. If disabilities were not suppose to exist then they would not exist. They have always been around . It is a part of diversity. One that I hope will always be included in every aspect of life.
Happy Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.
I am disabled and proud
There are no new post tomorrow but be sure to check out my other post from CP month.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 17 : Gifts
What is a birthday party without gifts.
Today's post will be a guest post. I asked people with CP in a facebook group that I am in to tell me what are some gifts that have been given to you because of CP.
This is what other people said.
"A more open mind to race gender sexual orientation social and economic inequality."
"A better understanding of social issues, I suppose."
"a sense of humor.
"All of the above"
"Empathy"
Creative problem-solving skills.
It's hard for me to pick out specific gifts because cp has impacted so much in my life mostly in a positive way. Nothing about me would be the same without cp, that includes my gifts. I guess the greatest gifts I have because of my cp is the ability to use my experiences as a disabled person to help others with disabilities, especially children with disabilities.
See you tomarrow and do not forget to go green,
Monday, March 23, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 16: Thank you Cerebral Palsy
So Last week was a really fun week with videos this week will be back to blogging
What party is complete without Thank you cards . They Show appreciation for the gifts you got. I have been really bad with thank you cards so I am going to do it early.
Today I want to share with you my thank you letter to my CP. Think that CP Doesn't have anything to thank me for guess again.
*****************This is my Opinion. Everyone is entitled to one. This one just is mine. I am only speaking for myself. ******
Dear Cerebral Palsy,
To many outsiders you are nothing but a burden. Damaged broken something that lessons my quality of life, yet to me you are the best surprise that my parents ever got. While many people are not sure what they want to do professionally. You have made it so easy for me to decide what I want to do with my life... Go into the field of disability and special education because of you the choice is simple. I have known since third grade.
You force me to see the world from a unique perspective. Where as walking talking using your hands with ease can sometimes be taken for granted our mussels are tight ( pun intended ) . When I am able to say a new sound, cut with a fork or knife, or write neatly it is a celebration thank you CP for giving me more to celebrate.
Thank you CP for allowing me to be able to easily see the competence of people with disabilities. I see in in LM and all my special olympics team mates . I do not put on the disabled glasses that see people with disabilities as broken or for ever children. I see them as fully human beings capable of both good and bad. I am able to see past the ablest attitudes that are so prevalent within our society and want to fight them. I am a big supporter of inclusion because I have had to cope with a society that routinely tells me that I am separate because I am not "normal".
In short thank-you Cerebral Palsy for shaping me into the person I am today. I do not view you as accident. We were meant to be together on this journey called life.
Your best friend
AZ Chapman
PS Thank you for allowing me to feel an instant connection to other Ceeps. And for giving me a key into the best online community of disabled people.
What party is complete without Thank you cards . They Show appreciation for the gifts you got. I have been really bad with thank you cards so I am going to do it early.
Today I want to share with you my thank you letter to my CP. Think that CP Doesn't have anything to thank me for guess again.
*****************This is my Opinion. Everyone is entitled to one. This one just is mine. I am only speaking for myself. ******
Dear Cerebral Palsy,
To many outsiders you are nothing but a burden. Damaged broken something that lessons my quality of life, yet to me you are the best surprise that my parents ever got. While many people are not sure what they want to do professionally. You have made it so easy for me to decide what I want to do with my life... Go into the field of disability and special education because of you the choice is simple. I have known since third grade.
You force me to see the world from a unique perspective. Where as walking talking using your hands with ease can sometimes be taken for granted our mussels are tight ( pun intended ) . When I am able to say a new sound, cut with a fork or knife, or write neatly it is a celebration thank you CP for giving me more to celebrate.
Last year 's basketball tournament |
Thank you CP for allowing me to be able to easily see the competence of people with disabilities. I see in in LM and all my special olympics team mates . I do not put on the disabled glasses that see people with disabilities as broken or for ever children. I see them as fully human beings capable of both good and bad. I am able to see past the ablest attitudes that are so prevalent within our society and want to fight them. I am a big supporter of inclusion because I have had to cope with a society that routinely tells me that I am separate because I am not "normal".
In short thank-you Cerebral Palsy for shaping me into the person I am today. I do not view you as accident. We were meant to be together on this journey called life.
Your best friend
AZ Chapman
PS Thank you for allowing me to feel an instant connection to other Ceeps. And for giving me a key into the best online community of disabled people.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Day 15. Party activities part five
Happy Friday guys. With the end of the week comes the last activity/ Cerebral Palsy Can video,
Who would have thought that when I picked up a putter at my friend's mini golf party back in 2000 that a few years later it would become one of my favorite sports.
Today's activity is golfing. I began golf the summer before my sophomore year of high school. A lot has changed since then. Golf is now one of my favorite sports. I have memories and memorabilia from High School Golf days where I was on the practice team for three years. Last summer I competed in my first Unified Golf tournament. My goal for this season is to play solo. I have to get more course time to be able to play in order to bring my score down. I love to play golf.
What is your favorite sport? Do you have any questions for me about CP? Let me know in the comments. Also remember to wear green on Wednesday for CP day. Look forward to hearing from you .
Who would have thought that when I picked up a putter at my friend's mini golf party back in 2000 that a few years later it would become one of my favorite sports.
Today's activity is golfing. I began golf the summer before my sophomore year of high school. A lot has changed since then. Golf is now one of my favorite sports. I have memories and memorabilia from High School Golf days where I was on the practice team for three years. Last summer I competed in my first Unified Golf tournament. My goal for this season is to play solo. I have to get more course time to be able to play in order to bring my score down. I love to play golf.
What is your favorite sport? Do you have any questions for me about CP? Let me know in the comments. Also remember to wear green on Wednesday for CP day. Look forward to hearing from you .
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 14 Party activities Part four
Another day another activity
I have been playing basketball since kindergarten. I love basketball and have always been a great shot. Long time readers know that I played traditional basketball from fifth til eighth grade and Special Olympics basketball since freshman year of high school. This past weekend we had a tournament where we were placed on a new level. We lost all of all games but I made a lot of buckets. In two of the games I scored the first bucket of the game. One of the games that happened in the seconded quarter so I was really happy. My parents did not get any video last weekend so the clips are from 2014 when my team was in level four A. We got first that year.
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What Party is complete without dancing |
I have been playing basketball since kindergarten. I love basketball and have always been a great shot. Long time readers know that I played traditional basketball from fifth til eighth grade and Special Olympics basketball since freshman year of high school. This past weekend we had a tournament where we were placed on a new level. We lost all of all games but I made a lot of buckets. In two of the games I scored the first bucket of the game. One of the games that happened in the seconded quarter so I was really happy. My parents did not get any video last weekend so the clips are from 2014 when my team was in level four A. We got first that year.
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http://coronadousd.net/static/media/uploads/Coronado%20Unified%20School%20District/News%20and%20Blog%20Images/VES%20Blogs/ves%20kids%20dancing.jpg
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 13 Party Activities part three
Another Day another activity
Today's activity is earning money . Just like in duck duck goose finding work has been a challenge. I tried to work at Target and at a Rec center last year , but those did not work out. Luckily I was able to be a goose when the bookstore hired me. I have been employed since November at my jr college bookstore. I love my job. My co workers and managers are great.I am learning a ton and after a hard time at university any place with good nice patient people is a great place to be. The place I work for is three different sites. The bookstore, the market and coffee bar, and a Copy and Post center. I love my job even if it means waking up early in the morning.
My top three tasks to do at work are.
1 Strapping books
2 Working on the Cash register in the market
3 Dropping off packages around campus.
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Today's activity is earning money . Just like in duck duck goose finding work has been a challenge. I tried to work at Target and at a Rec center last year , but those did not work out. Luckily I was able to be a goose when the bookstore hired me. I have been employed since November at my jr college bookstore. I love my job. My co workers and managers are great.I am learning a ton and after a hard time at university any place with good nice patient people is a great place to be. The place I work for is three different sites. The bookstore, the market and coffee bar, and a Copy and Post center. I love my job even if it means waking up early in the morning.
My top three tasks to do at work are.
1 Strapping books
2 Working on the Cash register in the market
3 Dropping off packages around campus.
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Cerebral Palsy Party Day 12 : Party activities Part two .
Cerebral Palsy activities, part of Cerebral Palsy Can day two.
Todays activity is Excelling in school. I am really smart ironically because I have a speech impairment and people often assume that I can not learn. I am very smart with unclear speech. If there is one thing to takeaway from this blog is this articulation has nothing to do with intelligence. I graduated with honors from Community College. I also was one of the few in my school to make dean list on multiple semesters .
Tune in tomorrow for part three of party activities.
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