history of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) (part 2)
I’m Aurora Kripa, the Chief Operating Officer and your guest blogger for September. Welcome to the second part of our series on the history of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD).…
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Hey KenCrest team, I’m Aurora Kripa, the Chief Operating Officer and your guest blogger for September. Welcome to the first part of our series on the history of Intellectual and…
Read MoreBuilding Trusting Relationships
Hello, Everyone! This is Colleen Kelly, the Chief Financial Officer for KenCrest. I am happy to be Marian’s guest blogger for the month of August. My blog series will share some…
Read MoreGoal Setting
Hello. I am Colleen Kelly, the Chief Financial Officer for KenCrest. I am happy to be Marian’s guest blogger for the month of August. My blog series will share some…
Read MoreGuest Blogger Series – Enabling Others to Act
Hello all. I am Colleen Kelly, the Chief Financial Officer for KenCrest. I am happy to be Marian’s guest blogger for the month of August. My blog series will share some…
Read MoreKeep a Space for Dreams in Your Life
I have a huge pile of books in my home. I have read most of them, but others still await their turn. Yesterday, I picked one up from the pile…
Read MoreGuest Blogger Series – Strategies for Improving your Self-Leadership skills
Hello All! This is Colleen Kelly, the Chief Financial Officer, for KenCrest. I am happy to be Marian’s guest blogger for the month of August. My blog series will be sharing…
Read MoreGet on a New Track
I was given the honor once of introducing the writer, Rachel Simon. She had just written the book Riding the Bus with My Sister. I had read about Rachel and…
Read MorePractice Hard Empathy
I can’t tell you how often I have heard, “I didn’t know.” It is most often followed by, “If I had known, I would have __________ (fill in the blank).” …
Read MoreSome Things Will Remain True
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a bit of a rebel and a person with a disability. She was an English poet of the Romantic movement, and as a child, she developed…
Read MoreKnow the Way, Show the Way, Go the Way
Years ago, I had a few stress-relieving, somewhat guilty pleasures. I binge-watched “Say Yes to the Dress.” I am already married. I cannot imagine spending 10,000 dollars for a dress.…
Read MoreBe Imperfect
Recently, I was stunned to hear that there are societies that wish to eliminate the possibility of giving birth to children with Down Syndrome. I understand that having a child…
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