Section A -New Ways of Thinking

1. Redefining Disability 12. Ordinary Needs

2. Disability is Natural 13. Environment, Environment, Environment

3. The "Right" to a Normal Life 14. The Power of Imagination

4. Trading Places 15. Memories

5. Hearts and Minds 16. The Value of Being a Skeptic

6. The Moral Imperative of Inclusion 17. Look Before You Leap!

7. No Responsibility? No Real Life. 18. Mixed Messages

8. Everyone Needs to Be Needed 19. Religion and Disability: Are All Welcome?

9. What's a "Behavior"? 20. Free the Giraffes!

10. The Disability Double Standard 21. Spiderman, Star Wars, and Disability

11. Life Beyond the Label Bonus : Labor Day

Section B -Language and Communication

22 Is it "Just Semantics"? 32 The Disability Hierarchy

23 People First Language 33 Why Do We Apologize?

24 When Is a Disability Not a Disability? 34 Humor: What Do You Say When…?

25 Identity Theft 35 Let's Stop the Hurt

26 The Problem with "Problem" 36 Who's a Caregiver?

27 The Case Against "Special Needs" 37 Disability Awareness vs. Similarity Awareness

28 "Wrong" Is Not Right! 38 Creating Change Through Effective

Communication

29 The Hierarchy of Insults 39 Beyond Two-Dimensional Thinking

30 The Lost Art of Manners 40 New Agreements Create New Lives

31 Shhh! Someone's Listening... Bonus Meaningful Gift-Giving

Section C -Questioning Conventional Wisdom

41 Philosphy for Change 51 Public Images vs. Personal Self-Esteem

42 Benevolent Services, Dangerous Messages 52 Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal

43 Beware the Retarding Environment 53 Reflections on Early Intervention Services

44 Why Do We Have Parallel Worlds? 54 Early Diagnosis: Boon or Bane?

45 Lessons of Segregation 55 The Dangerous DSM-IV

46 Separate and Unequal 56 The "Set-Up" for Grief 47 People as Precious Commodities 57 Special Ed Preschools: Help or Hindrance?

48 Why Choose Separation? 58 Sibshops: A Sensible Solution?

49 Developmental Age vs. Chronological Age 59 No More Sacrificial Lambs

50 What's Your Position?

Section D -Strategies for Success

60 Our Actions...Their Futures 76 Take a Walk in Their Shoes

61 Dream Without Limits 77 When the Table is Turned

62 Fatherhood Without Fear 78 Best Hopes, Worst Fears

63 The New Therapeutic Landscape 79 Ability to Choose+Helpful Tools=Success

64 Natural Supports and Generic Services 80 Inclusive Recreation: Passport to Real Life!

65 Mining Our Natural Resources 81a Home, Sweet Home & Other Welcoming

Environments (HSH Series) – Physical Access

66 What Will It Take? 81b HSH-Behavior Supports

67 When Less is More 81c HSH-In the Kitchen

68 Ask…and You Shall Receive 81d HSH-“Regular” Stores

69 Self-Determination for All 81e HSH-Vision Supports

70 Self-Advocacy: It’s Never Too Early! 81f HSH-In the Bedroom

71 Advocate or Diplomat? 81g HSH-Self-Sufficiency

72 Remember the Bicycle! 82 How Do I Decide What Approach to Take

With My Child Who Has Autism?

73 Assistive Technology Can… 83 Summer Vacation: Time for Fun and Time to

Plan

74 Invisible Abilities 84 Community Leadership for Inclusion

75 From Inconvenient…to Ordinary Bonus Reflections on a Snowy Day

Section E – Inclusive Education and Beyond

85 Inclusive Education: A Primer 95a CM-101-General

86 The Ticket to Inclusive Schools 95b CM-102-Computers

87 IDEA: The Law vs Reality 95c CM-103-History, Civics, Social Studies

88 New & Improved IEP Meetings 95d CM-104-I Love Math!

89 Inclusive Education/Principal’s Perspective 95e CM-105-Let’s Read!

Bonus Independence Day 95g CM-106-Writing: By Hand or Otherwise

90 If It’s Written, Is It Done? 95g CM-107-Ordinary Tools Can Yield

Extraordinary Results

91 After Formal Assessments: Do Not Pass

Go!

96 Diploma or Certificate

92 Goals: Meaningful & Relevant or Garbage? 97 Beyond High School: College and More!

Bonus Halloween & the Mask of Disability 98 Going for the Gold: Self-Employment

93 Go Beyond Goals: Think Outcomes 99 On Becoming a Business Owner

94 Activity-Based Goals = Success 100 Are NCLB and IDEA in Conflict?

Bonus A Time for Thanks 101 Is Our Nation Serious About Educating

Students with Disabilities?

95 Writing Curriculum Modifications in the

IEP (Series)