Meet Our New AAPD Intern: Cheri Montgomery!
I am deeply passionate about advocating with the disability community, and I cannot wait to spend the next few months serving and learning alongside this incredible community.
Raising Our Voices Together to Make a Difference
Most families, like mine, have to fight for insurance coverage to cover our complex dental issues and insurance will constantly deny treatments. I think this is wrong.
“If there is anything you need, please let us know” (by Kate Green)
In her first two years, Lorelei had more scary medical diagnoses, needed additional surgeries, hospital stays, and therapies.
Every Child Deserves a Chance
When we decided to have our first child, we were young, healthy, working parents who assumed we’d find great childcare and be able to continue our lives (although maybe a bit more tired than before) as we always have.
A Book that Shaped Me: Best Friends on Wheels by Debra Shirley (by Ben Smith, 5th Grade)
Best Friend on Wheels showed me that people underestimate kids with disabilities all the time, not just my sister, and that I had to speak up for my sister so that people would realize what she is capable of.
What Does Medicaid Mean to You? (by Mark Morrison)
These stories that we have taken to Congressional offices can’t be boiled down to a representative few. Each and every child and family is different with different diagnoses and experiences.
Anonymity (by Mark Morrison)
For 6 years, since my son’s birth in 2010, I was able to post pictures of my children to just my friends; to celebrate, to enjoy, and to brag about how wonderful they are, just like a lot of other parents do on social media.