Twelve years ago, a single question about finding a creche for my 10-month old set off a journey I couldn’t have imagined. From that first desperate email to Down Syndrome International to watching KEY collect a Best Swimmer certificate this month. This is a look back at what inclusive education, hands-on parenting and refusing to lower expectations can build…
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Twenty years ago, the UN adopted a treaty that promised to change everything for persons with disabilities. In Ghana, we got the laws. We are waiting for the will. A mother’s reflection of the CRPD at 20. Continue reading CRPD at 20: A Reflection on Rights, Reality and the Road Ahead
Some days, the strength they see in you is borrowed. Rented. Held together with prayer and sheer will. This is what nobody tells you about being the strong one. Continue reading They Call Me Strong. Some Days I Borrow It
KEY is almost 13. He has discovered cooking shows, developed strong opinions and appointed himself MasterChef judge at the lunch table. Watch what happened when his sister presented her dish. Continue reading ‘Six Over Ten’ – Meet KEY at Almost 13
Today is my birthday.If you know me, you know that birthdays make me think. Not just about cake and well-wishes, … Continue reading Back, and Better Late Than Never
There are things we never forget, some bring a smile to our face and for some, we just shake our heads and wonder what we were thinking. As Bart Cummings put it, ‘in hindsight, everything is much clearer’. Continue reading Learn, Understand and Accept
On January 1, 2020, who would have thought the year would turn out the way it did? A year that we were socially and physically distancing but brought together digitally. It was a year of discoveries for us…. Continue reading Who would have thought…?
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