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About Robyn Powell

Robyn Powell serves as the team leader and co-researcher for the DPP. As a disabled woman, Robyn has dedicated her career to disability rights. Robyn was an Attorney Advisor at the National Council on Disability, where she was principal author of Rocking the Cradle: Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children. Robyn is an international authority and has published and presented extensively on the rights and experiences of parents with disabilities and their children. While not yet a parent, Robyn looks forward to the day she becomes a mother.

Disabled Parenting Project’s Best of the Decade

December 30, 2019 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Disabled Parenting Project’s Best of the Decade

Last week, we shared the DPP’s Top 5 Blog Posts of 2019. If you haven’t already done so, check it out! Although the DPP has only been around since 2015 (it feels like so much longer!), since we are heading into a new decade it is a good time to take stock of our accomplishments […]

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Disabled Parenting Project’s Top Blog Posts of 2019

December 26, 2019 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Disabled Parenting Project’s Top Blog Posts of 2019

As we near the end of another successful year at the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP), we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the many folks who contributed their time by authoring one or more blog posts this year. We truly appreciate our writers and readers! Thank you! Below is a list of the top […]

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Remembering Carrie Ann Lucas

February 27, 2019 by Robyn Powell 1 Comment

Remembering Carrie Ann Lucas

On Sunday, the disability community lost Carrie Ann Lucas, one of its fiercest members, and I lost a mentor, colleague, and above all, dear friend. Carrie Ann was a disabled mother, activist, and attorney. Carrie Ann died because of a broken health care system that does not value the lives of disabled people. Over the […]

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DPP Celebrates the Life of Carrie Ann Lucas

February 24, 2019 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

DPP Celebrates the Life of Carrie Ann Lucas

The Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) joins the disability community in mourning the loss of Carrie Ann Lucas of Windsor, Colorado. Carrie was the dedicated mother of Heather, Asiza, Adrianne, and Anthony. A disabled mother and fierce advocate, Carrie devoted much of her life to disability rights advocacy, especially fighting for the rights of parents with […]

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Seeking LGBTQ+ Parents with Disabilities

June 2, 2018 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Seeking LGBTQ+ Parents with Disabilities

The DPP is looking for LGBTQ+ Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities! It’s Pride Month, and we are celebrating! Enter a chance to win a $50 Amazon® Gift Card by writing for the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) blog. The DPP is seeking guest blogs written by LGBTQ+ parents and prospective parents with disabilities on sexual orientation […]

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Working as a Disabled Mom: What Senator Duckworth’s Achievements Mean for Other Mothers with Disabilities

April 23, 2018 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Working as a Disabled Mom: What Senator Duckworth’s Achievements Mean for Other Mothers with Disabilities

Last week, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) made history as she became the first United States senator to cast a vote on the Senate floor with a newborn in her arms. Senator Duckworth is also the first United States senator to give birth while in office. In and of themselves, both achievements are important steps in achieving […]

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Share Holiday Traditions and Win $50 Amazon Gift Card!

December 11, 2017 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Share Holiday Traditions and Win $50 Amazon Gift Card!

How do you adapt the holidays as a parent with a disability? Send us your blogs or vlogs and enter contest to win a $50 Amazon® gift card! Tell us how you and your family celebrate the winter holidays – such as Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s. What are your traditions? Are there special […]

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Missed Twitter Chat About Working Parents With Disabilities?

October 25, 2017 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Missed Twitter Chat About Working Parents With Disabilities?

Did you miss today’s Twitter chat about working parents with disabilities? If so, there’s still time to join the conversation. Below are the questions. Simply tweet your responses using hashtag #DPPWorks   Twitter chats hosted by @DisParenting follow the Q1 or Question 1 format followed by Answer 1 or A1, as in… #DPPWorks For example, […]

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The ADA is Turning 27: Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card

July 12, 2017 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

The ADA is Turning 27: Win a $50 Amazon Gift Card

Win a $50 Amazon® Gift Card by Telling Us what the ADA Means to Parents with Disabilities! Enter a chance to win a $50 Amazon® Gift Card by writing for the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) blog. The DPP is seeking guest blogs written by parents with disabilities on what the ADA means to parents with disabilities. […]

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Only a Few Days Left: Submit your Videos and Photos Today

April 2, 2017 by Robyn Powell Leave a Comment

Only a Few Days Left: Submit your Videos and Photos Today

What adaptations have you made to make parenting easier? Enter a chance to win a $50 Amazon® Gift Card by submitting a video or photo showing how you parent with a disability for the Disabled Parenting Project (DPP) website. Videos or photos must demonstrate an adaptive parenting technique or equipment you use to help take care of […]

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