Nicholas Rege Colt and A Bed for Bill Gates
Two weeks ago, I saw a picture of Nicholas and another man on facebook. Underneath the photo were two comments: “RIP.” and “My deepest condolences.” Wow, I thought. His [...]
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The Disability Free Pass
Matthew, who has a mental handicap, has five brothers and sisters. The other children get quite a few treats because of him through gestures of kindness offered by local organizations. A free [...]
Worse Things Happen At Sea
Whenever anything would go wrong in our early days in the Foundation, Paula would say “Never mind! Worse things happen at sea.” We were both neck-deep in the 20 volume Aubrey-Maturin [...]
The Sightsavers Team Comes Calling
Eighteen months ago, we won a prestigious grant from Sightsavers, a major UK based organization. Of 477 proposals for its Innovation Fund, ours was one of only 13 selected. The idea we had was to [...]
Parents Do The Heavy Lifting
It goes without saying that kids with developmental disabilities need regular followup care after they’ve been assessed. But what if those kids are poor and live miles and miles away from [...]
