by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
In the spirit of never giving up, I went with my daughter this week to ACCES-VR, the government agency responsible for helping people with disabilities find employment. Samantha and I met with Stacy Genn, the same nice Vocational Rehab Counselor on the 5th floor of...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear President Trump, I’m writing on behalf of disabled Americans—roughly 20% of our total population—and also on behalf of my 26 year-old daughter on the spectrum. Mr. President, I want you to know that I go to sleep every night terrified of what might happen (or not...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Although I’m desperately trying to STOP writing about our newly crowned dictator-in-chief, I MUST object vehemently to his choice of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary. How could any parent of a child with special needs remain silent? I’m counting on our New York...