Empowered Parent - All Comments

re: Stop the "R" Word

Linda Mulholland — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:07:26 GMT

Oooh. I like that R word - RETIRE the R word! Nice!

re: Stop the "R" Word

Karen Waldkirch — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:58:10 GMT

Linda, I totally agree. It's a word that should be RETIRED. (A much better R word!)

re: Spring Clean and Simplify: Recycle your old computers

Heather Dorsey — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:17:39 GMT

Love this! My computer crashed last week and I've been using my old computer, the kids' computer. It's so slow (no wonder they always want to use mine!) and I was thinking I need to upgrade the hard drive. Now I will have a home for the old one when I do. Oh, and old cords and mouses (had to look that plural form up) and things...they are all over the place. What a great idea--clean house and do something worthwhile at the same time!

re: Is Kindle 2 the answer for people with vision disabilities?

Linda Mulholland — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:30:19 GMT

99 cents? That is a big plus! Also, like your husband, I woud appreciate the type size option - no more hunting around for reading glasses!

re: Is Kindle 2 the answer for people with vision disabilities?

Karen Waldkirch — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:06:45 GMT

Linda, my husband has the first version of the Kindle and it's amazing. He especially loves the type size option. How great for people with visual challenges. I also wondered about the Kindle becoming a viable option for future students. In fact, our high school daughter had to read a book that we couldn't find at the library or any local bookstores. We ordered it for 99 cents on the Kindle - awesome! It has been interesting to read about the audio technology. I never realized that audio books were an entirely different set of rights. Hopefully they'll resolve it soon!

re: Best and Worst of 2008

Linda Mulholland — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:44:20 GMT

Hi Karen! You are right - it is interesting to look at establishments, etc. and how they accomodate a wide variety of disabilities. I understand that the older buildings need to renovate and by code they do have time to do so, from what I understand. New buildings and architeture however, have no excuse! There is also an "open to differences - physical and behavioral" that I am looking for.

re: Best and Worst of 2008

kmwaldkirch1 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:33:19 GMT

Linda, these are great. You have totally opened my eyes on this topic. Thanks for sharing this. I think the Journal Sentinel should do a story on this!!

re: Best and Worst of 2008

Linda Mulholland — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:33:48 GMT

Thanks Heather ! - I am also intersted in hearing from other parents of kids with different kinds of special needs; nutritional, health or children who may be challenged with behavior control. Have the establishments that they frequent been tolerant, kind and accepting of differences? For instance, a child of a friend of ours had a severe food allergy and there are definitely some restaurants that are more accomodating and will make up something off of the menu than others.

re: Best and Worst of 2008

Linda Mulholland — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:58 GMT

Thanks Jeanne! Now we have a mission and a good excuse to get out of the house this winter - we tend to love our family movie days. :) Next week we are off to the Harley Museum - apparantly they worked with Independence First to guarantee accessibility. It is a great thing to see new architecture go up properly.

re: Best and Worst of 2008

Heather Dorsey — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:50:52 GMT

Such a great post Linda! It's really informative. I always love the insight you share to help me understand the challenges that you face, every day, as a parent of a child with special needs--and how you overcome them!

re: Best and Worst of 2008

Jeanne — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:39:50 GMT

Great post, Linda! This is all very valuable information. I'll keep my eye out for additions.

re: Resolve to Keep Family First

Linda Mulholland — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:33:42 GMT

Sorry Sliders is really fun!! It takes just a bit of assembly - but I think it's a great game for all ages. We played it again on NYE with two other families and kids that range in age from 3 - 14 and they all enjoyed it - lots of laughs. :)

re: Resolve to Keep Family First

Jeanne — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:51:11 GMT

I like this goal too! It's always a good idea to keep the family first. Hope Sorry Sliders was fun.

re: Autism Cookbook and Local Dietary Seminar

Margie5 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:44:09 GMT

Hello Linda!

I'm Margie...the author of the cookbook.

It was so great to read this blog! Anytime I'm reaching out to families and offering hope...it makes everything worth it!

Adam has made such huge and amazing strides with his diet change. I just want to tell the world about it!

Here is wishing "hope" to families struggling with Autism.

Margie Reichwald

re: Extreme Home Makeover Rocks!

Karen Waldkirch — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:25:23 GMT

Linda, I never thought about EHM in that way! You're right! Although I'm not a regular viewer, if I do flip it on, I always end up crying! Thanks for pointing that out.

re: The People We Meet

Linda Mulholland — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:11:44 GMT

Hi Bonnie! It is so good to hear from you! Andrew is doing great and having a fun summer. He will be in 8th grade in the fall. (yipes!) He is still playing wheelchair basketball, softball and he is going to test out adaptive golf later this summer. Cooking is his new passion and he and I are working on a cookbook together. He also still has some good friends from Swanson who he hangs out with regularly and he has made some new friends in middle school as well. So all is good!

We miss all of the great teachers and staff from Swanson and Andrew just said to me last week that he would like to go back for a visit - so we will try to do that in the beginning of the year.

How are you? Send me a private email on this server and we can exchange email addresses. Thanks!

re: The People We Meet

Bon Bon — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:02:49 GMT

Hi Linda! Bonnie from Swanson here! I was directed to the Milwaukee Moms website by a friend and who knew that I would get an Andrew update! Sounds like things are going well. What grade is Andrew in now? Do you live in the same place? What's new?

re: The People We Meet

Heather Dorsey — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:34:29 GMT

Linda...so cool! It is interesting how life works out... how sometimes the moons and stars all kind of align in your favor. Loved your article in Metroparent too!

re: The People We Meet

Kathy Adams — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:47:56 GMT

Linda...your blog gave me goosebumps. Although I do not have a child with a disability, I have had the experience of having people come into my life at the most unexpected times, often with a message that turns out to be exactly what I needed to hear at that moment. Fate? Coincidence? Divine Intervention? I'm not sure...but I do know that I am very grateful for those that have been there when I needed them. Thanks for sharing...and have fun in Dousman!