Monthly Archives: March 2014

Legitimacy

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Candice Jones Peelman

As 2014 projects are well under way here, the need for legitimacy, and to be taken seriously as “real events” and not “special” in the sense of specifically for people with disability is a consideration each year.  (You’ll remember the … Continue reading →

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Storytelling and “documentation”

Posted on March 28, 2014 by katiebachmeyer

One of the things we do to track outcomes at Starfire is to document the day in and day out. Just like a lot of places that serve people with disabilities do (and are required to do), we complete these logs as … Continue reading →

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“Community…that’s what it’s all about!”

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Candice Jones Peelman

Heather recently posted to Starfire’s Facebook wall this wonderful reflection about community after attending a Learning Lab in Price Hill and recognizing a neighbor at a local grocery store. Learning Labs are monthly meet-ups to learn from local citizens. Always … Continue reading →

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Building a life one person, one family at a time

Posted on March 8, 2014 by katiebachmeyer

Each month a few of us from Starfire put together a newsletter to send out to about 2,500 subscribers. We try to make it worth the read, and we think we’re getting better at portraying our stories and our message. So … Continue reading →

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Swimming Upstream

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Katie B

  guest post contributed by Kathleen Cail The other day I called my sister and told her that most of the time, I feel like I am swimming upstream trying to build a truly inclusive community for my daughter.  I … Continue reading →

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