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Luis Caballero
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Join date: Apr 27, 2026
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Jul 29, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Disability Pride Month: Helping Our Children Grow Without Shame
For many parents, the word “disability” enters our lives during an unexpected moment. Maybe it's spoken in a doctor’s office. Maybe it appears in an evaluation report. Maybe it comes up during an ARD or IEP meeting when we are still trying to understand what all the acronyms mean. At first, the word can feel heavy, especially if we have mostly heard disability talked about with pity, fear, or silence. But July gives us a chance to pause and see disability differently. July is Disability Pride...
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Apr 27, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Welcome to VELA's Blog: A Space for Support, Stories, and Strength
If you’re raising a child with a disability, you may know this feeling… sitting in your car after an appointment, replaying everything you just heard. Staring at another confusing email from school. Lying awake at night wondering, “Am I doing enough?” You are not alone. These are the moments so many parents live in - filled with questions, overwhelm, deep love, and the constant drive to do right by your child. There’s no clear roadmap for this journey, and that’s exactly why this space...
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