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#FreeHannahG from the clutches of Munson Hospital!

September 28, 2015 By marcie

I am sharing this story from my dear friends, Calvin and Tricia Luker. They are fighting as they always do, with every ounce of strength, fortitude and courage of conviction.  They are fighting to free Hannah G a 20 year old with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and other medical needs from the dangerous clutches of […]

Filed Under: Autism, Family, General, Politics

Oakland Community College in Violation of Section 504 & Title II of the ADA!

July 8, 2015 By marcie

As the parent of a son with special needs and advocate to thousands of students with special needs, I fight unapologetically hard for their civil rights and right to a free and appropriate public education. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t an advocate for children. I believe in children, ALL children. I believe […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Articles, Aspergers, Autism, bipolar disorder, Education, Family, learning disabilities, Politics, Special Education

Put America on Trial for the Crime of Poverty & Homelessness

May 31, 2015 By marcie

I am in Boston with my son and the light of my life, Andrew. We were sitting in the lobby of our hotel and chatting with a woman who works in the hotel shop that sells newspapers, toiletries, souvenirs, etc. We have developed so many special relationships with employees in this hotel after 16 years […]

Filed Under: bipolar disorder, Education, Family, General, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Politics, Poverty, Special Education

Parents who lose a child, lose enough without adding isolation and loneliness….

April 11, 2015 By marcie

Too few are willing to talk about the death of a child. I am not one of those people. I live in the trenches of this brutal reality on far too many days, as a parent, advocate and activist fighting for my child and all children suffering with more often misunderstood and poorly treated psychiatric […]

Filed Under: bipolar disorder, Education, Family, Mood Disorders, Politics, Psychology and Psychiatry, Special Education

John Adams we need you!

April 9, 2015 By marcie

  Folks, I will undoubtably take heat for what I am going to say, but that has not stopped me before, nor will it curb me in the future when something I care about is at stake or under attack. We can respectfully agree to disagree about politics but we cannot ignore them because they […]

Filed Under: ADHD, Aspergers, Education, Family, General, Politics, Special Education

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See some of our coverage from the Kids with IEPs, 504s & Nothing, Count Day Rally this past Oct 7, 2020 on WILX TV. >> WATCH HERE

 

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