Jo’s Blog

I On the 7th day of  #lockdown a generous neighbour posted a sign: “Jigsaw Puzzles. Help Yourself”. II I was of three minds: Would they be infected? Would all the pieces be there? Why not also? III Our Chicago street was empty and [...]

Moy Moy’s gravestone was a very long time coming. Funerals happen instantly in India. In most of the country, most of the year, it’s too hot to wait more than a few hours. But gravestones can take years. One year is the minimum, at [...]

Sproutflix is a film company that shares short movies and feature length films exclusively about people with developmental disabilities. What a find! We are used to the way disabled people are treated in the movies: either as brave, angelic, [...]

Deaf people have it hard in India. Although Sign is a recognized language and an effective way for the deaf to communicate, the accepted wisdom here is that they should just learn how to speak. So what if they can’t hear; so what if what [...]

Shree wants to walk but he can’t support his own weight. There’s a magic piece of equipment that might be about to change his life. It’s called a Body Weight Support Treadmill. Here’s how it works:
 Body weight supported treadmill (BWSTT) [...]

We have no visions because we live in an age in which they are not permitted.                                                                          Deirdre Madden   […]

A little girl and her mother came to see me last night. “She’s got these white patches on her legs,” the Mom said, trying to sound casual. “It started with just one, but then they spread.” My heart sank. I sat down [...]