Harriet Heydemann 5 0 Books and Other Cultural PursuitsDisability Awareness and Social Justice August 4, 2018 Far From the Tree, the movie directed by Rachel Dretzin, based on the book by Andrew Solomon I read Far From…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 12 0 Disability Awareness and Social JusticeLossNews March 14, 2018 A Lesson in Communication from Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking I am saddened to learn about the death of Stephen Hawking. He will…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 8 0 Disability Awareness and Social Justice February 10, 2018 Rules My flash nonfiction story appears in The Sun this month in time for Valentine's Day. …Read More
Harriet Heydemann 22 0 Disability Awareness and Social Justice August 23, 2017 You Never Know Who You’ll Meet at SFO Credit: Wellesley College “Is this the line for TSA-pre?” I asked the woman at the…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 4 0 Books and Other Cultural PursuitsDisability Awareness and Social Justice July 26, 2017 Why Read About Kidney Disease If You Don’t Have To? Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers, A Kidney Doctor’s Search for the Perfect Match by Vanessa Grubbs,…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 6 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice June 30, 2017 5 Truths from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Gary and I saw The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time in New York…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Books and Other Cultural PursuitsDisability Awareness and Social Justice May 31, 2017 Not Always Happy Not Always Happy by Kari Wagner-Peck is not about raising a child with Down syndrome.…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice May 17, 2017 The Perfect Prom Dress Try to find a prom dress for an 18 year-old who uses a wheelchair, needs…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice December 8, 2016 Have You Seen Santa? It’s that time of year again, and hidden amidst the gazillion catalogs are the holiday…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice November 22, 2016 A Sad Day in Our Nation’s History Fifty-three years ago today, I sat in my English class in Dallas and doodled spirals…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice October 24, 2016 Don’t Mess With My Yard Sign Saturday afternoon, I came home to find my Clinton - Kaine yard sign gone,…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice October 1, 2016 I’m Doing This for Her I’ve never volunteered in an election before. OK, I admit, maybe for Eugene McCarthy. Remember…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice July 21, 2016 Thrilled If you missed me in person, here I am reading at the ListenToYourMother show in San…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice April 15, 2016 Abandoned The five-year old girl sat waiting in her wheelchair. When she tried to speak,…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice February 10, 2016 More than a Cookie It’s Girl Scout cookie time. I bought a couple of boxes a few days…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 4 1 Disability Awareness and Social JusticeTravel June 17, 2015 Rolling Along in Cuba Gary handed me a CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso used by tourists) and motioned to…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 2 Disability Awareness and Social Justice May 21, 2015 PICU This story was published recently in The Big Roundtable. Ariela had many hospital stays. The…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice April 7, 2015 3 Lessons from Pre-K I read a story in Huffington Post last week about teaching kindness in kindergarten. Who…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice March 5, 2015 Saying What She Wanted The Huffington Post recently ran this blog post: “Man With ALS Tells His Wife 'I…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice March 2, 2015 Saving the Planet Last week, President Obama vetoed legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, a major move…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice February 21, 2015 Not Your Typical Artist Hoopoe by Ariela This story was published today in Huffington Post. The ad in Craigslist…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice January 23, 2015 A Question for Stephen Hawking NASA/JPL-Caltech I just saw The Theory of Everything. I put off going, afraid to see…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice January 11, 2015 Home Health Care Stein’s article in The Atlantic gives readers a peek into home life with a child with significant…Read More
Harriet Heydemann 0 1 Disability Awareness and Social Justice October 10, 2014 Book Drive Ariela was never without a book. If she liked a book in a series, she’d…Read More