What do Pulitzer Prize winning novels, the streets of Paris France, and tactile maps have in common? I recently read the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. The novel takes place during [...]
If you have any of the following equipment that’s in working condition, the STAR Center would love to have it. We pass on this equipment on at no cost to people who cannot afford it or do not have [...]
Our Creative Arts Therapy Groups (CAT Groups) serve adults with disabilities. Intellectual disabilities are common in these groups, and our therapists work to build social skills and awareness of time. One of my favorite things about our Creative Arts [...]
One Thursday, a couple of weeks ago, I ate lunch with around 20 community leaders as we heard about ways to get involved in the work The STAR Center is doing in Jackson and beyond. It wasn’t a big [...]
I want you to think back to a time, likely in elementary or middle school, when you were asked the question, “Would you rather lose you vision or your hearing?” Do you remember how you answered? That is a [...]
Senior Independence Month I took some time this week to sit down with Lorraine Harlan, our Manager of Home Care, to talk about some practical steps individuals and families can take to give Senior Citizens the best chance to [...]
Thursday, I got to end my day in the best way! When asked how we should end the session, one of our clients broke out into his own original song: “Goodbye! Goodbye! Thank you for the music today.” You [...]
What is “assistive technology” anyway? If you have never heard this term, you are not alone. The textbook definition of assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, product system, or software that is used to increase, maintain, or [...]
I remember the first time I read the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in earnest. I was a junior in college and had signed up for a history class on the Civil Rights Movement. America’s history is [...]
2016 has come and gone. 2017 is here, and the Star Center is 29 years old. Do you remember turning 29? I remember that my family and I had recently moved to Oklahoma City and were not able to [...]