Dad's words of wisdom

 " There  will always be evil  in the word, try  not  to  create more of it. " more or less  anyway

Soccer

 Okay so  i was never in this program  I was  able to participate  in the typical AYSO  more on Ayso with me  coming in the future

since it is down syndrome awareness month

Fun night

  Tonight   I went  to  my CC  beging sign langue class. My friend  N   is a student in the class.
 The instructor is a deaf  Asian guy. He is funny  we went on a scavenger hunt. I  had so much  fun. Will post  more tomorrow . I might take  the  class  next semester. 

I still have this one wish

  Originally written  November 2007
 One wish 

by AZ chapman

  my dad  me  and a family friend  on my eighth birthday  fall 1999

 I have one wish 

it may never come true 

I wish I had a friend or two

 

 Friends they spoil  you

 they got your back

   If   you  ever got attack

 I want a friend because I too 

  like to be  lazy sometimes 

 just like all teens do 

 

I am tired of fighting

 tired of being strong 

  I don't like fighting all year long 

 Sometime I wish I  could just hide in a cave 

  so I wouldn't have to be brave 

I have one wish

it may never come true 

 I wish I had a friend or to 

 

Get it down: Forever kids?

    I am  19 years old.  With me  being an American  i am  considered  an  adult? or am I?   

 Me  spring 2010  I am 18 in this picture but am I a adult? no  not yet

Now  if  I did not  have any disabilities   the  answer  would be  at   yes  I am an adult    no questions  asked.  But add a disability  in there and  the     word  changes  back to  kid.   As of now this does not bother  me as i  miss high school   and  do a lot of things  like a kid ie live at home   do not drive   mom and dad  give me chores  and the like.      I do not think the word adult will scare  me though and I think  I will  take more  offense  to the word kid  more and  more with wisdom and   time   after high school.

   now  lets  talk about other with  intellectual  disabilities  it  may  be  me  or is it  that people will often  refer to them  as  kids  not  meaning  any harm.   It is  so much  better than the R word   for sure.  But  to say  they  are  kids.  I am  not sure about this so  i will look up   Adults in the   dictionary  this  is from  Dictionary .com

–noun

4.

a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.

5.

a full-grown animal or plant.

6.

a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law.

 

 There  is no  mentioning  of intellectual abilities  or  going  off  to  work  or completing  collage  or any of that  so why should  people with disabilities be called kids  is it hard and  some times  it seem like they are children  ?  Sometimes   there are  people  I know  with disabilities  who  fit  this .  But  they are adults   in age.  They   can  vote   ( provided there in  a Democratic society)  can  work   and  do leave high school.   Disabilities   should not  hinder   the word adult being   associated with them.   We  may need help  flinging  adult  roles and  living on our own.  But  the definition does not   state that does it?

 While we are on the subject of kids  I was a cute one right?

  The  reason why I  bring  this up is   from my history  lessons  and family stories. You know like how white used to do it to blacks   back before the civil rights movement  when  white addressed  blacks  as  boy, or girl  and    blacks had  to address   white adults   as  sir  or  mam.   Just a  thought  most of  you  reading this  have disabled  youngsters  so you  probably do not have to  worry about this  yet What do  you think?

 

Get it down: A great idea

 So it happened  yesterday  as  I was   sitting at home   on the computer   reading a blog  of a friend of mine who  has  brain cancer.  Her   dad  wrote that  she loves to  watch herself on the computer  so  I  thought   wouldn't it be cool if  kids adults  and  teens could watch a video of  the good times   to  escape what  happened  to  them in  the present.  I know u  aren't supposed to  live in the past  however  old videos  of me   before  OCD seem to help me   when I am in a bout (  heeling vibes  please  still in a bought)    what do  u think    making  videos   of past memories  for  cancer patients hospital  patients and  people  with  OCD and  temporary  conditions.

Get it down 2010;Orange part two my backpack

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Get it down: orange part one how it all started

    this  has been  my  favorite type of  soda for a long  time 

 Whats  more  is  that  from Monday  to Thursday of this week I had  a least one   soda.  What  type  of  soda  well it is  orange  soda  of course.   Not just any orange soda  but  Fanta   orange  soda.
   

Welcome guys

  To  get it  down   2010  this year  I will be writing  about   life  with  CP Nvld and  Ocd  and   new this  year will be how  it affects  transition to  adult life.  It is a weird time  really   for  any person  but  especially   if u throw  disablites  into the mix.  This  month should be interesting  I  hope u  enjoy the  month.

 

It's Comeing

fun begins on Friday    think about it  #1 days with AZ and fam 

 fun in the fall

Happy Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day

Me Running the 200 hundred in the Special Olympics in  Spring 2010  I am the one in the middle

Today is the first annual Eunice Kennedy Shriner Day As a Special Olympics Athlete and as a friend who is officer to best buddies for two years now.( You rock LM are u doing it again senior year) It was a important day. This morning I went to the Young Athlete Day and they had lots of stuff to try out more than in others past. They had golf basketball bowling trike dancing and crafts as well as soccer softball hockey an obstacle course I had a lot of fun today. I also might be attending the bay area buddy walk for the first time this year. Book gal and Princess had V ball and Princess's team won second.

Before I go I will leave u with what I blogged about last year

8/11/2009
Got some good news some bad news and something to bringing it all together
Bad News : A big disability advocate died today. Well this morning Eunice Kennedy Shiver died . She was 88 years old. Eunice was the founder of the special Olympics. She believed in all people even those with disabilities could succeed. She made it possible for the good news.
Good news; I have my drivers permit today one of my summer goals archived .
I am vary lucky to have been born in the 90's . In the 90's Life Goes On was teaching people that people with disailitie had more abilities then people give them credit ADA was passed.

 Me and my sisters  1995 left to right  pricess,

A

z and bookgal

Let's imagine for a minute that i was born in the 60.'s In the 60's most people with disabilities were locked away in intuitions or kept at home. ( my dad 's friend's brother had DS ) No one thought they could do much and could not contribute in a manful way. Imagine a disabled teenager from the 60's without IEP the chance to mainstream to be independent. Then you can understand what Eunice saw and deiced to do something about it thus the Special Olympics was born.
As a special Olympics athlete and a disabled advocate (in training ) I have a lot of respect and thankfulness for the work Eunice did. Special Olympics use sports to change the way people see people with disabilities as people (as Clayton puts it ) with different abilities I am glad I was born in the 90's and have been given chance after chance to be the best person I can be .

I am glad to have grown up in the 90's and 200s a time where it is possible for a person with a disability to go to mainstream school, play sports, discover new sports and use them to mainstream into typical sports at there high school, go to collage , and even get there driver license. Thank you Eunice shrive for working so hard to befit people with disabilities rest in peace.

A award

 So  yesterday at Special Olympics Soccer practice    I  got a award for sportsmanship. I  was one of the first  three to  get the award for the 2010  season. I  had a great time   getting that award  it  feels good to   get  recognition for something positive

I  got the   pic from   http://photos-images.active.com/file/1/3001854/optimized/e3e10b17-52fb-4c1a-96e4-1033d47e9ba7.jpg

Joe Jonas fun run

In a week I will be running with Joe Jonas to benefit Special Olympics Northern California. Our region desperately needs the funds so we can have better uniforms , more sports, and expand our Unified sports. I need some help. My goal is to raise 1000 dollars and right now I have 170. Donate and with my permission blog about it on your blog thanks


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My b day blog

Hi guys just a quick note to say that I turned 19 today and I am typing this
From my new ipAad cod was bad today but I hope I am at the bout will update soon.



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A unexpected annoyance

 Hay  guys  sorry I  have been  missing  in action  but i have  a  request  if u  read this  can u send me  healing  vibes  because  my  ocd is back and is a  strong as  ever  Dealing  with  relapes are the  worst

Collage Carrer comenice again

   This  time  I  took the bus .  This  time     four  eyes   ( two  people)  were  wet. I had a  meeting with the assertive  tech   gal  who  is  nice  than  I  had   APE  which  I  hated as well  due to the fact that   the   guys  could not understand me. I   went   off campus to  buy some  McDonalds  had  Math  and English  than walked  home. I   hated   the day  today  I  do not feel  ready and really wish I  was  still in high school.  What will tomorrow  bring    I will  let you  know.

  In  other news   Princess got her diver's  license and    she  has    Mr.T's wife and  my good pal  Mr.C.  She  began    school on  Monday.  Book  gal  starts   next week  

 

Tell a story Tuesday :We have come this far by faith

   Last week was  my  sisters   b day so I did not post  but  this  time  I  will   talk  about a great  book that i have  read recently  We have come this far by  faith 

This  is   the  true  story  of , Dr Darrel  Pone ,a  African American  doctor  with Cerebral Palsy.   He  grew  up  during the civil  rights  movement  and with the love  of his family  he  became  a  rehabilitation  doctor.  My  mom   recently  met  him at  a conference  so I  got this great    book  with a signature  from  Dr Pone    as well.  How cool is that 

Do  you  have a  book that tells  a  story  about  the disabled   experience

Laughter is always the best medicence

  the  story:  In  speech  one day  my speech teacher  Ms.F   in a effort to  see that  I am  not the only one who speaks   badly    told me about a deaf  lady who  was a  stand  up comic.  We  looked on  youtube   heard  her speek  the   bell  rang  and  I had   Mr.T    next period  so  i    rushed  to his classroom   and forgot about  it



August  2010: I am   web sufeing on  youtube and frond this  and  it  hit me that this  was the same  lady  Ms.F had  told  me about. I watched  it and all  I can say  is that her experince   is  so similar to  mine. My favorite  part  is     about the   red ballon and Mike. This video will make  you cry  laugh    and  be in awe.  Enjoy it my  friends

Life and times of a preschooler with disablities

  HI  guys     today  is a very  special day because   you  will read  stories  about    my  preschool  jounry.

Happy Birthday Princess

 Today  Princess  is  16.    She will not be having a sweet 16  party  but   she  got a car. The  type  is a Subru. She will  take  AP  Us  history  this  fall   ( like  I did)  along with  her other  Junior  classes. I can not believe    she   is a  Junior.    It seems  like  yesterday  that I  was a  junior and she was  a Freshman  Happy b day   Princess

Happy Birthday Sarah

Most of you who read this blog also read Sara's blog. Sarah is a young women with Down Syndrome who is 21 as of today go by to her blog and wish her happy birthday


pic is from http://www.lux-limo.co.uk/limo-articles/21st-birthday.jpg

such a great story

That explains a lot

    The return  of   ms A    will be  in this  post.


    Some things I learned  about Wisconsin  while in her class
   All you need is Cheese 
    Badgers are  cool
      Cross country skiing   is  fun  way to  enjoy  the  snow in Wisconsin




   MS  A  was a great teacher.  She  was a  teacher  who  got  me and  was  willing to  help me.  She along with  Mr T  will  go down as the best  inclusive teachers  at my  high school. ( Or  in  ms.A  case   during the  year  I had her)  Since  having ms  A  I  have  always  thought since  having  her  four  years a go   that  Wisconsin had the  nicest people in America   and   after  four   years  of  waiting  I have   some  evidence to  support  my hypothesis.
    Here is the  evidence


   Now  if    could  make     my town   like  Madison in terms of   public  education





got  image  from

http://images.clipartof.com/small/16751-Clipart-Picture-Of-A-Wedge-Of-Orange-Swiss-Cheese-Mascot-Cartoon-Character-With-Welcoming-Open-Arms.jpg

Tell a story Tuesday

 I am  going to try  and start  something     blog  world  and  i need your  help. I am going to  try and   recommend  books on the disability  experience.   If you  have any   good  books  in this  category  leave a comment  and who  knows   your  recommendation may lead to  a  post on that book   now  for my  first book  Accidents of  Nature.

 Accidents of  Nature   is  such a great   book  it  is about   a  teenager  with  CP who  goes  to a camp  for    all  kinds of  kids   with disabilities.  Set in  the  summer  of 1970  it     talks  about    stereotypes that    the disabled community  has to  face.  The  characters  are   well  written and  their are a lot  of things to think about  after  you  put the  book  down.      This  is  by  far  one of the  best books on disabilities  I have ever  read

Happy Anaveristy ADA

Here is how my area celebrated . I did not attend because I was at school and was not told what the significance of yesterday was . Ironic because it is all special needs classes or well. here is the link http://www.smdailyjournal.com/index.php

Thank you George Bush Senior for signing the The ADA . As we say goodbye to this critical landmark in American History remember that we still have a long way to go to ensuring that people with disabilities are involved in all aspects of society.

Happy b day bro

  I would not trade  my brother  he  is the best

 swimming  summer 2001

Me  LBA and  Princess  shortly after she was born

  Laid  Back  Athlete  is  26  today  I can  hardly believe it    happy b day bro

Summer School update

I know I am way overdue for this update but i will update anyway on CDS 2010.

I really enjoy CDS and with two weeks left. Iwill leave it behind for ever

Academically it is vary easy i have gotten A+ on a English test .( Mr.T look I did not just disrupt class but I learned the parts of speech. Lunch: I hang out with some boys and we play Sorry but we all eat lunch in the general area and I have a lot of friends at school. I am enjoying lunch instead of hating it.
I really miss my high school and old teachers but collage is alright. I am not sure how my other collage will go but will find out soon as it starts Aug 18.

Full Furstation

warning  this post contains a vent

  I  have the  hardest speech in my entire class.      Has been a statement   I   could have  said   from pre k to  senior year of  high school,without  frustration.  As  when  I  was  young    as long as  kids  played with  me (which they  did ) at recess, lunch or  free time.  As   I  entered  middle school ,   I     told myelg   that they  do not have a disability ( I  got  passed up in  speech class    and that was discouraging , but   not  to  bad)   and that lasted through  high school,  what also helped  was the  typical  kids who  could  understand  repeat things  to  the   teacher.

( Another reason  that inculsive  education has worked  for me)     But   as   I say it about  my current class  CDS 2010   my  Frustration level is  full.

I really like my first day picture of CDS 

The  thing is that  all of the students in the program  are young adults   with disabilities and   most of them   have been in SDC classes   in  high school.  I am  one  of the smartest   students  in the classes   and I  comprehend everything   that goes  on. It  should make  sense  since  I   understand everything that  I should  be able to express myself , but   that is not the case.  All the teachers   do not  understand me 100 percent  of the time and   it is  difficult   to   show them how  smart  and funny  I  really  am.   A good example  is  today  during   PE.

 We  were in the cycling   room and     coach  A (we had a  four coaches  today)  helps me and says  "AZ  you  make me feel   like     Cinderella," as he put my  foot through the  straps  on the bike pedals" Am  i the handsome  prince ."

 

 " No,"   I say You are the  ugaly troll. I have been  playing a lot  of  Lego  Harry  potter  on the Wii.

 

 The ugly   frog,"                                                   

"No   troll,"

  "Mole?"

 " No? " 

The other  kids  call out  but they do  not say   troll

  I got off  my bike and  wrote the  wrong spelling of  troll 

 I show  it to  coach B  "Troy,"

  

"No   troll

" Finally coach   got it." 

I walked  back  across campus  with  Coach  A and  we   talked about the  frustration i have about my speech during the classes in the class and he suggested  slowing down and   articulating.      Coach A  says that   he talks to fast and ask that we all  try to do our best and  slow down.    I can  do that but      it  still  does not  guaranteed that I will speak  smartly.  I   hate   speaking  stupidly I need more  ST   with a good speech therapist.

 got  pics  from  the flowing
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 troll http://i.clevver.com/photos/229747/130/98/lego-harry-potter-years-14-screenshots-of-year-1-vignette.jpg

Teach your childeren well

Today  I learned a  great skill  in   self advocating.  I  have  had some problems  with    some of the kids and  staff  at  CDS(all the students have disabilities in the  program )   understanding  my speech and teasing ( more  on this soon)  so  I  made a power point on  CP and presented it to the class and  head  teacher.    It  went   well and  the  great thing was that   I  did it without  direct input from   other adults.  I did go  down to the  speech  center  yesterday   and  they    said  to  educate others  but    they  did not mention creating a   power point . I  am  feeling   proud  of my self and hope that any parent  reading this  who has a special need  kid   remember that   eventually they  need to  be    an  expert on there disabilities to  the  point where    they can  educate  others.

Soo you say u understand me eh

     I  speak   english  a  little spainsh  and  of course  Gibberish

   cool  cartoon   gotten 

  I  have a  hard time saying my  name and   speaking  clearly for that  matter   but I  think I  have  also grown    when someone does  not  understand me.


   It  started last  Th  as  I  went  to   a local speech  center to  sign  up  for speech  ( more on this   latter) and  I was talking to a ST and another  one  walked in  and  knew   of my  old  ST  from  high school  and so I introduce my slef and  she said   oh  and  I  could  tell    she did not understand me and  I  ask her.  The  ST   was  so impressed.  I do  have  a  sixth   sense    and  it is  so  cool. 

A tale of Two girls

  Two girls     are   big seven  year olds  today and   they  are both   kids  that i know  in  real  life .    

 C  my cousin       turned  seven today  happy  b day  cousin     I hope to see  you    this   weekend 

 A       is  seven   today and   she  has DS and  brain  cancer. i helped out  at a Special  Olympics  youth day and met her  parents     I  only have seen her once but fallow  her story online      so I want  to  say  happy b day   to her  as  well,

  

Happy  b day  girls

Collage Carrer Comences

 Today  was  my  first day  of the special ed     collage ( I am  going to refer it as CDS for  collage  during  the  summer)  program. I  had  basic English and   introduction to using  the internet( I   know  a thing or  too about that )  The  best  part was that i ate lunch  with a guy I went   to  preschool  with(  I took  sped  preschool)  More blog  post  on  CDS   later.    Tomorrow after  collage,  I have a  pizza  party  so  I  will   post about that  Tuesday

I thought my last post was a good one

  come on  guys  if  you   are here and  read  please  leave a comment   thanks

It should not be a fight

    I have  seen and heard  Many stories about    parents  who  have to   fight  for there child  to be in   mainstream  and   after  reading such  accounts  I  wonder why  does  it have to be a fight   on there  part    to   let disabled  kids  go to inclusive  school.

My mom  came  to   my  kindergarten  class    when we had our career
  unit I am  sitting on    my  teachers lap   listening to what she does  in the
hospital

I  have always  been  included  since  kindergarten.  It was a no  brainier    for  my  parents  and the  two  school districts  because  I  have   normal    intelligence.      I would not trade      inclusion   for special  education,  (although  I must admit  I  wish  I had  more life skills when I graduated high school ) because I have  met so many wonderful  teachers, students and faculty as well as  being  apart   of   all of my school  communities.  I  have  so  Many great   memories   of     being in the  mainstream  and  going  on  field  trips  and  discovering     new  things.      I  just graduated   from  inclusive  high school  but  have  left behind   a club and lessons  that  others have  learned  from  me.

Ms P  (red)  was my sped teacher  all t
throughout high school here  i am  with her
 halloween 2009

  I have had   help and support   from special  education  teachers and staff  and have  participated in  ST     a  one  to  one aid  and  Work ability   while  being  able  to read    write and  learn  with  people  in my community, people who  live  near  me and     in my city    because  I have  been  in inclusive education

 Field trip  fun.

I   care so much about inclusion  because   Cerebral  Palsy   could  have    caused me  to  have a  intellectual disability  are be     so  disabled  that  the  best  place  for me   would have  been a separate  class  or  a special   needs  school.    I     care because  I  have  friends with   disabilities both online   and in  real life   who are not included . I   see   what  a shame it  is  that  other people will not have the chance  to get to know them.

Art work  2009   the teacher
used  to be a sped  teacher
  I  took  ceramics  during my Senior
year  of high school 

 I have  heard   from a  favorite  teacher of mine that    when  they taught at   another  school the kids with disabilities  were  there  but  they never  got to see  or talk to them.  The kids   missed  out   on getting  to  see   and talk  and  make a connection  with   the  person  who has been  a great   mentor and  friend to me.       The teacher  has been  working as teacher for  a while  but  I  was  their  first    student my   level  of  disability    it was not easy  but    like they  said    at the end of the  year   " Oh  the stories we could  tell"  and     I   am a character in  that story  along with  the  other students.(maybe   mine are the   annoying  and hard stories  but     hopefully there are some great ones of just me and  the whole class) I  have not heard  any  stories  yet from that class  but   I would buy the  book .........I  think.....  lol

 School is not the only  area that  inclusion
  should  apply to but to   all types of  recreation for
  peers of   similar ages. I played  soccer in AYSO    from pre k
 to  8th  grade every fall

 Inclusion     should  not be    so  hard because  unlike a driver's   test which should be  earned because the   result  of     it not  going  badly are deadly     inclusion  dose  not hurt anyone . In fact inclusion  benefits  everyone   involved the students  teacher s and school community.       In    all classes i have been  in  (AP   US history  include)   everyone isn't  at the same level  so why is it that    people  say it is  easier  not  to  have  kids with  intellectual  disabilities   at the  same   classrooms. With   mortifying  assignments    or    simplfilng  the  information     all kids would be able to learn better.  Inculsion   was not  a fight  for me  and should not be a fight for anyone  else.

happy fathers day

my dad is working today which meant that we celebrated on Saturday we went to see Toy Story 3 in 3D and had dinner happy fathers day to all the dads in the world which Inculdes the best dad in the world My Dad

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Collage

me   at the  monteray bay  aquarium  summer 2009

  hi   guys   thought i  let  you  know that   the lack of  post  is  because   I  am not doing anything    worth  blogging  about.  Well i thought I  give  you a   update on the things to  come in  the next   few weeks.

  I am going to  a collage  program    for  people  with disabilities   . It  starts on the 28   and    i will be  taking a train and  two  bus to get there. We  are  going to be working on basic  English and  math  skills.  Should be interesting.

Yesterday    I took a test  for    another  local collage and tested  into   regular  collage level  English. I  guess  Mr T     taught  me  a lot  of  English  last  year.