Mildred Pierce: I have to respectfully disagree with Allott. When was this magical era in American history when children with disabilities were unquestioningly accepted? I see far more children with mental and/or physical disabilities being mainstreamed nowadays than I saw a couple decades ago....

Rachel's mom: Now we need to address the school systems that still deny the potential of students with disabilities!

Hannah: Ellen, I’m sorry that there were things that upset your dad in his later years. I guess what I was trying to say is that frequently a waitress will call me honey and I don’t think she’s putting me down (I’m 52 years old). The man who works at our garage always...

Heather: The test is not the problem so much as the narrow minded patients and their equally narrow minded healthcare providers who both lack sufficient current info on DS. I hope to see the newly enacted K-B Bill change in that.

Ellen: I have to disagree with you, Hannah. My father was a positive, upbeat gentleman until the end of his life. The few times I saw him upset were not due to his illness but to disrespect shown him because of his physical limitations. We parents of children with special needs expect others to...