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Your culture matters

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[Image Description: The graphic taupe with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner. "Your culture matters..." is in center-aligned italicized bright red text at the top of the graphic. "No matter how much oppression you face" is in left-aligned bright red text below a volcano. "No matter how you identify" is in left-aligned bright red text below a tomato can. "No matter what your skin color is" is in left-aligned bright red text below a tan skinned hand holding a dark-skinned hand. "No matter which language(s) you do and don't speak" is in left-aligned bright red text below a speech balloon. "Even when you do or don't have an accent" is in left-aligned bright red text below a silhouette of a speaking head. "No matter which foods you do and don't eat" is in left-aligned bright red text below a taco. "No matter which holidays you do and don't celebrate" is in left-a...

45 Nursery Rhyme Song Recommendations for Infants through Kindergarten

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[Image Description: There are 4 bright pink footprint crafts on light pink construction paper with "this little piggy" in cursive writing in pink marker stapled onto a bulletin board. Each toe print has a pig drawn on it in black and pink markers. The toes are labeled in black marker in the following order: "went to the market", "stayed at home", "had roast beef", "had none", and "went wee wee wee wee all the way home." ] 1. Ba, Ba, Black SheepπŸƒ 2. Baby Bumble Bee🐝 3. Baby Shark🦈 4. BingoπŸ•πŸΆ 5. Daddy FingerπŸ‘πŸ‘†πŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆπŸ‘‡✋πŸ‘Œ 6. Dem Bones🦴 7. Down by the Bay πŸŒ…πŸ‰ 8. Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe πŸ‘‰πŸ…πŸ¦ΆπŸ€ 9.  Frere Jacques (Where is...? version that I made up) 🦜 10. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes πŸ‘€πŸ€·‍♀️🦡🦢 11. Here We Go Loop de Loop➰πŸ“…✨ 12. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush 🌳🫐 13. Hey Diddle, DiddleπŸˆπŸŽ»πŸ„πŸŒ™πŸΆπŸ₯„ 14. Hickory Dickory Dock 🐭 πŸ•°️ 15. Hot Cross Buns 🍞 16. Humpty DumptyπŸ₯šπŸ§± 🐣 πŸ³πŸ΄πŸ‘‘ 17. If You're H...

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2026: 18 Notable Hispanic/Latinx People in the Disability Community from History

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[Image Description: The graphic is a collage of the Ecuador, Spain, and Mexico flags at the top and the Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Portugal flags at the bottom. "National Hispanic Heritage Month" is in center-aligned enlarged bold black text. "18 Notable Hispanic/Latinx People in the Disability Community from History" is in center-aligned bold black text below it. ] DISCLAIMER: All of the below photos are from Google Images. I do not take ownership for any of them. September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. I proudly identify as a disabled white Hispanic woman who stutters with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). Every year I honor observance days in honor of diverse groups by making time to make space for conversations and lived experiences that too often go unheard. Every year I hope that you hold the following key takeaways close: Disability is not separate from culture. Every disability journey is differen...