From the Book

Articles, behind-the-scenes stories, and framework breakdowns from the field.

A vintage tube television with rabbit-ear antennas wrapped in foil sits on a hardwood floor against gold damask wallpaper, its screen showing only black-and-white static. Through a window on the right, the silhouette of a child on roller skates glides down a city street under amber streetlamps at golden hour. The image evokes a New York City childhood from the era before remotes, where watching TV required someone to walk over and turn the dial.
Why I Wrote This Book: Breaking the Cost of Silence

April 8, 2026

My mother once sent a relay of friends across blocks of New York City to bring me home so I could turn the TV. She
A worn handwritten staffing schedule labeled DSP STAFFING URGENT sits on a wooden desk with multiple shifts marked OPEN, NO COVERAGE, and CANCELLED AGAIN, and the word HELP underlined at the bottom. A coffee ring stains the paper. A pen rests beside it. On the wall behind the desk, a small motion sensor with a blue light is active, and a tablet to the right displays a Remote Check-In Alert about three missed visits from a DSP staffing app. Soft afternoon light comes through a window on the left. Names on the schedule are intentionally blurred for confidentiality.
How Enabling Technology Solves the DSP Staffing Crisis

March 25, 2026

Job fairs, signing bonuses, and pizza days have not fixed the workforce crisis because the crisis is structural. Here is how enabling technology stabilizes the
A warm sunlit kitchen at golden hour, with a wall-mounted smart sensor on the left, a tablet on the right displaying a Remote Check-In Alert for 3:15 PM, and a handwritten staffing schedule for the week of November 18, 2024 resting on a wooden table. The composition shows three different supports working together as a connected system.
What Is Enabling Technology and Why Does It Matter for IDD Services?

March 11, 2026

Enabling technology is not assistive technology. Understanding the difference changes how we deliver care, fund innovation, and measure what good looks like. By Precious “Preciosa”