Maine’s legislators have an opportunity to change lives by voting for LD 1984, a bill eliminating waiting lists for adults with disabilities to receive assistance. I have three children, two of whom have autism and receive special education services. My daughter, Allison, will be 17 this summer – the age at which many students with […]

When my daughter, Bailey, was six weeks old she was potentially exposed to pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, via an unvaccinated student. Another parent’s philosophical beliefs put my baby in grave danger. My mother, a vaccinated educator, had been in close contact with a student and found out the following day – after cuddling […]