Jo’s Blog

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 [...]

Forty years ago, Ravi and I got married on Mother’s Day. It was a magical celebration, literally uniting East with West (I enacted it by changing from my white gown to a red sari and back into white – Ravi was in white all along). We [...]

Going to college in America means you are definitely going to have a roommate. And your room will be small. The room Melanie and I shared was about 9′ x 12′. We opted for bunkbeds to maximize available space (I was on the top) and we [...]