They way she uses it is by hitting the blue switch when the device scans -visually and auditorily- the desired item. The device then says the choice that Mary made.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Mary's favorite children's song is Itsy Bitsy Spider. I am grateful that DynaVox has that programmed on their "Young Child" pages! It is one thing that Mary is using to learn DynaVox with. Mary really loves the DynaVox, but has only had it a few days. She has made a couple of choices - books, songs and TV shows.
They way she uses it is by hitting the blue switch when the device scans -visually and auditorily- the desired item. The device then says the choice that Mary made.
They way she uses it is by hitting the blue switch when the device scans -visually and auditorily- the desired item. The device then says the choice that Mary made.
Friday, August 14, 2009
VOICES for children in foster care
When I was a teenager, I had an A Cappella singing group called VOICES. We sang at various local functions. We were actually pretty good and tried to make a demo, but then life separated us and we went off to college and pursued other careers.
One function we sang at was an adoption rally for children’s rights. We sang the song in the previous blog, entitled, “Hear My Voice.” It is from the perspective of a child who was given up for adoption. After being adopted and raised for a few years as infants and toddlers, children were being given back to their birth families because the mom or dad changed their minds or just found out about the kid or had another reason.
A child deserves a permanent home. A family deserves to know that they are a family forever.
My sister is a lawyer in NYC. She assisted me in looking up the law about discriminating against adopting parents. New York State explicitly bans marital status discrimination in adoption law, making it illegal for government agencies to place children with a married couple over a single individual or an unmarried couple. The sole reason I was given that I could not adopt the little boy pictured below was because I was not married.
When I asked the state social worker if I had tried to adopt the toddler before Craig had died, she said that we would have been more seriously considered. I asked if I could get this in an email and she said she was uncomfortable with that. This is not right. This is not just. This is illegal.
One function we sang at was an adoption rally for children’s rights. We sang the song in the previous blog, entitled, “Hear My Voice.” It is from the perspective of a child who was given up for adoption. After being adopted and raised for a few years as infants and toddlers, children were being given back to their birth families because the mom or dad changed their minds or just found out about the kid or had another reason.
A child deserves a permanent home. A family deserves to know that they are a family forever.
My sister is a lawyer in NYC. She assisted me in looking up the law about discriminating against adopting parents. New York State explicitly bans marital status discrimination in adoption law, making it illegal for government agencies to place children with a married couple over a single individual or an unmarried couple. The sole reason I was given that I could not adopt the little boy pictured below was because I was not married.
When I asked the state social worker if I had tried to adopt the toddler before Craig had died, she said that we would have been more seriously considered. I asked if I could get this in an email and she said she was uncomfortable with that. This is not right. This is not just. This is illegal.
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