Special Needs Blog Week in Review – March 25 – 31, 2012

Once a week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review gives you a quick description of everything that hit the blog in a given week. This is a great way to figure out if you missed anything that you wanted to read. It can also be helpful for those of you who want to scan through it, to find blogs that are specifically relevant to your family’s situation. Oklahoma Judge Rules School Vouchers are Unconstitutional School vouchers seem to be very controversial right now. In Oklahoma, there is a law called the Lindsey Nichole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities … Continue reading

Mattel Will Make a Bald “Fashion Doll” for Kids With Cancer

Earlier this year, there was a campaign going on Facebook that was trying to convince Mattel to create a “Bald and Beautiful” Barbie. It would be for children who had cancer, and who lost their hair due to chemotherapy. Now, Mattel has announced that they will make a bald friend of Barbie. Earlier this year, someone created a Facebook page to request that Mattel, the company that makes Barbie, create a “Bald and Beautiful” Barbie. As I am writing this blog, the page has 151,998 “likes”. Why do they want to have Mattel make a bald Barbie? The Facebook page … Continue reading