By Stephanie Holland One of the great things about being part of a team is that it gives you a chance to see different perspectives on the same issue. Karen, Mardra, and I don’t ever seem to see…
read moreSundays this October will be your chance to get to know the team behind The Road We’ve Shared: who we are, what we think, how we write… To make it easy, I gave all the team members the same set of questions…
read moreThe Road We’ve Shared is dedicated to the memory and legacy of Ethan Saylor After all - he’s the reason we’re here. When Ethan Saylor was killed on January 12th, 2013 by off-duty sheriff’s deputies moonlighting as mall security, our world changed….
read moreFacebook has become a major resource for people to connect and share with each other. The Road and its team can be found there too! Our main page is where you’ll find links to our web posts as…
read moreTuesdays in October on The Road, we’ve invited other parents to share their stories. First to respond to our invitation was Dad, Juan Castillo, who has two sons with Down syndrome. By Juan Castillo My name is Juan…
read moreSaturdays in October will be devoted to shining a spotlight on other blogs about adults who have Down syndrome! Downright Valuable Our first featured blogger is Val from Downright Valuable. She lives in Canada and writes her own…
read moreFridays in October will be dedicated to explaining some of the features we’ve built so far at The Road We’ve Shared. Our Website Since The Road We’ve Shared is still less than a year old, all of our communication tools are still…
read moreWritten by Stephanie Holland An article about Vermont’s closing sheltered workshops has been making the rounds in social media lately. It’s a very well written piece – but one that has an obvious agenda: Make people believe that Vermont provides proof that…
read moreBy Stephanie Holland Am I Missing Something? Man abuses someone who has an intellectual disability and as his punishment, judge orders him to work with the ARC. Billy Glass (Photo: CPSO) I came across an article today in the Shreveport Times that…
read moreOriginally posted 5/2/14 by Stephanie Holland as the introduction to May’s Job Month discussion. ADD YOUR VOICE TO OUR SURVEY A few weeks ago, there was a “landmark” decision about sheltered workshops that may end up signalling the end to all work…
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