23 years ago

23 years ago America was getting ready for me. The ADA was passed which gave me and my fellow disabled people civil rights there is still a ton of work to do to ensure that those with disables have a full life but ADA was definitely a step in the right direction happy ADA day,



















 Sorry  guys  I have been  MIA , Its been a rough summer for me,  Hope to be back  blogging   soon.

Today is my dad birthday

 My  Dad's new bike   summer 2013

  


         So  I  do not mean to make anyone jealous but I  relly  believe that  I hit the jackpot when it comes to Parents they are awesome   They  don't  baby  me and they are  still  together after   having me  and believe  me I am not the easiest person to deal with  here are some reason my DAd rocks  because today is  his birthday,



1.  He knows everything.    He is the walking encyclopedia.   He  has  a deep depth of knowledge from   United States  History to  Biology.  He   does not have   just a math or just a reading brain  he  knows   everything.  People  used to call  him the wizard.   

2  He   is  present in my  life   both physically and emotionally.   He  picks me up from school   talks to me if i have a problem and  goes  to consoling appointments with me to help me
.  My favorite memory of  him from my childhood is  him  reading  stories to  me and my sisters.

3  He  loves me.

 Happy Birthday dad  I love  u 

Mi abuelo se murió My Grandpa died.

 Hay guys. So  this Father's Day was really hard because my  Dad's father  passed away a few weeks ago. This is the first grandparent that I have lossed and its hard.    I  ment to publish this  a while ago,yet  I did not have a picture tonight  I  found a picture of     me and my grandad. So  I will share the poem with you guys. 

 The words underneath the Spanish words are the  English translation, Hope you enjoy.

 AZ and Grandpa    

Mi abuelo se murió

 My  grandfather died 

 I feel so sad 

 that he is no longer here 

 My  grandpa was born in mexico

 in the year 1934

 He  came to The United States 

 to make  a better life for himself

Mi abuelo trabajó duro

My grandpa  worked hard 

 My grandpa  had  six kids 

  Six beautiful children 

  he has meny grandchildren 

 He wanted his kids  to have a good life 

Una rica vida

A rich life 

  Abuelo

 Abuelo  how I love you 

 I  wish I could have  gotten to know you better 

 I   know  you are watching from heaven

 My dad and siblings  went to Mexico 

  paying respects

 Know that   although I  am not their

 I  love you and miss you

 Thanks for being there  for my dad 

Te extraño abuelo 

I miss you   Grandpa 

 Rest in  peace

Able to go to College - Episode Nine : Gummy Sweat Shirts

      This week  my team got sweatshirts.   There is only one other team with sweat shirts in the whole  league.      I  have spent  years  watching my sisters playing sports for their  schools  and  I wanted a turn  so a few weeks ago I  had  ask  Coach  J about  the sweat shirts  and we  got them.    I remember coming home  from school Tuesday night and  finding it there on the banister.         I  was so  excited.  Seeing something that I dreamed of come  to life is  priceless.       Dreams can come true. This week  I also chewed  gum  for the first time while doing the bee lab  report. Gum  chewing  is really hard because of CP. So that was  huge.

A tough Birthday

          So  today is my mom's  b day.     However my dad  is not home because last night he had to go to mexico  because  his dad my  Grandpa  died early tuesday  morning. Book gal and the man  leave  for Mexico   in a few  hours.  I am staying here with my mom.   In true AZ  form I  am going to write a tribute poem to honor my Grandpa soon.  

The best choice my parents ever made for me : An inclusion success story

   So   I  have been hearing multiple times about  the fight parents   need to have  to give their child an inclusive education.  Every time  I hear about this my heart breaks because I know  what the benefits are to being include  and I feel so powerless because I can not anything to fix the system  but hopefully  it will be different in three years  since I am becoming a  special education teacher for now his is all  I do I hope everyone enjoys the video.  Feel Free to share  just leave a comment first. 

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AZ Fiction Reading List

    From the time  I was young,  I  have loved to read and  as  I have gotten  older I  have had  to discover books about  characters with disabilities , cuz  lets  face it   reading about  average  people   is  boring when u have a disability  because  you  do not have anything  to relate to,    Here are some books that I have found and loved   that have  characters that live with disabilities   I have just  finished American  Lit  so  keeping with the  theme  all of these  books   are  written by Americans.


   

  ACCIDENTS OF NATURE  

     I   first learned of this book through   other youth leaders at I am  Norm.    This is about  a  girl  with CP who  has  been mainstreamed her whole life but goes to summer camp for those with disabilities.  Very  good  but  it is set in  1970  so the  R  word will rear  its ugly  head.   Talks about  the average
 community vs  the special  needs  community in an accessible way.

OUT OF  MY MIND 

  If you have a child friend student   who has  a speech impairment you need to read this book. This is the story of a little girl with  prety significant  CP.   She can not walk or talk  but  knows exactly whats  going on.  This  needs to be turned into a movie.   It is viral that parents read this book 

 The Story of Beautiful  Girl 


1968  A women with developmental disabilities  gives birth to a baby  girl  only problem is  she lives in an institution She  runs away with her deaf boyfriend and  she comes to the home of a retired school  teacher.     Unfortunately  the women and her  boy friend  are caught  but the girl  is not found  by the officials   Read  how their lives unfold.  R  word is in  the book.  The book  captures the  disability rights movement.  

  Nobody's  Perfect 

 Great book written about a deaf  girl  who is bothered by the fact that a new girl does not like her.  Turns out that  the new girl has a secret
    One of the Authors  is  Marlee Matlin   the deaf actress who is best known for Children of a Lesser  god. 
 She also has written two other books , yet I like  this  one the best. 

 Wonder 


   A  kid who looks different starts the fifth grade for the first time. Very  good read  talks about bullying.

 Still  reading this  one.  This is about  three kids  who have recently moved  into   a SF   home   that   was  once owned by a author.     The  youngest of the three kids has dyslexia.  They  go on a adventure  to save their mom and dad.   Fairly  new book

 Memory keepers daughter 


  A doctor delivers his own   twins .  A boy and a girl with down syndrome.     He sends the  nurse  on call  to take the baby to a group home;however, she refuses. Things are complicated because the Doctor's  wife  thinks that the child has died.



   Part one of the list. Do you guys have more Fiction books.  Next up is memoirs