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Google I/O 2016: “Tesla Invents, Apple Sells, but Google Thinks”
My point is when I attend Google I/O, the most inspiring and rewarding part of the experience is learning how to think. Google knows how to think about the future. Tesla invents, Apple sells, but Google thinks.
Autism Stress: Would It Help?
Decades later I realize there are tornadoes of many kinds, each with their own ability to create stress. For those of us who are parents of special needs children stress comes like tornadoes.
The 5 Levels of Inclusion
Inclusion prevents dehumanization. When a group is included they become real to the mainstream population. What makes them real is the creation of physical, emotional, and intellectual ties or connections.
E-Soccer and a Congressional Citation
Madam Speaker, it is with great pride and appreciation that I bring Russell Ewell’s E-Soccer program to the attention of my colleagues in the House of Representatives. He has created a shining example of how one man’s idea can alter the lives of many for the better.
E-Soccer and SJ Earthquakes Lunch
E-Soccer has become far more than I ever imagined when it began in a dusty field with 8 kids. Because of our expansion to other cities and countries nearly 1000 kids participate. This means typical and special needs children play together and become friends. Our work has expanded because important organizations like the Earthquakes involve themselves in the community and provide us with support.Special Needs Parents Should Make ‘Big Bets’
Twenty years of experience parenting children with special needs has taught me a simple truth. Every now and then we need to make ‘Big Bets’. I was reminded of this reading about Larry Page and his leadership of Google. Incremental change is not enough. Innovation will require a “Big Bet” at some point. “Big Bets” don’t have…Traveling Through Life on Flat Tires
We weren’t the Cunningham’s of Happy Days, nor were we the Huxtable’s of the Cosby Show. We weren’t any of the modern families of Modern Family. We were merely a family that valued learning.
The Googlization of Hope Technology School
You’re just a fool Just a fool To Believe you can change the world Change, Carried Underwood Steve Jobs famously said, “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish”. His brand of ‘foolishness’ changed the world. We can practice this same type of ‘foolishness’, and through our own efforts produce change in the world. Thanksgiving weekend was…