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Parents planning for the future of children with disabilities

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Parents planning for the future of children with disabilities

What examples of parents' efforts to look out for their to-be-adult children do we have?

John Wills Lloyd
Mar 19
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Parents planning for the future of children with disabilities

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As regular readers of Special Education Today will know, I’ve extolled some cool stories about families that have created companies that have featured individuals with disabilities. Remember these?

  • Collette Divitto, the baker who (with the help of her family) has a company that is selling cookies internationally?

  • Jordyn Moore, whose similar company sells t-shirts (also internationally) with, among other messages, “Be Kind to Everyone?”

Image of my first view of the shirt from Jordyn Moore in 2023. Photo by John Wills Lloyd.

There are other similar companies. For example, as reader Angelique Wynkoop (thank you!) noted, there is “John’s Crazy Socks.”

Parents of adolescents and young adults with disabilities should know that others in their same space are publishing valuable observations about raising kids in that age-group. Here are a few who also live in that space:

  • Kris Burbank, who promotes opportunities for individuals with disabilities to succeed called “Another Normal” and

  • Laura McKenna, who writes several sources, including “Great Leap” and “The Educated Parent” ( as well as a blog with a broader perspective: “Apt. 11D”).

These are valuable resources for parents (and teachers). I hope to add more over the course of SET’s life. Please provide recommendations of other sources in the comments.

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