100-Word Tiny Witty Window Memory
Funny 100-Word Memory - It was 1989 and my dad thought our new wheelchair van had magic windows. The truth made us both laugh!
Vickie Rubin
- Wife
- Mother
- Nanna
- Author
- Advocate
- Speaker
I'm the three-time award-winning author of Raising Jess: A Story of Hope. As a mom, former special educator, and lifelong advocate, I write and speak about family, disability, caregiving, resilience, finding joy—and especially laughter—in everyday life.
Vickie's Views
Short, funny, heartwarming
From the highs and lows of parenting to the joys of grandparenting and stories from the road. Think of it as sharing meaningful stories over coffee with a friend.
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Our Amish Story-One Hoof at a Time
The cell phone rings, and my husband, Mitch, answers. “Hi, it’s Jacob.” “Hey, Jacob, what's up?” Mitch replies. This is not just any friend; this is a call…
This Will Make You Stronger: Parenting a Child with Special Needs
I am not saying our life wasn't hard. At times, life was exhausting, isolating, and stressful. Yet the joys outweighed the hard times, and when I look back,…
My View in Buffalo News: Positives and Negatives of Smartphones are Tough to Sort Out.
My View in Buffalo News today: Do you remember phone numbers, paper maps, or life before Siri? 📞🗺️ Our cell phones have become our “external hard drive,” but…
Jessica’s House, Downtown Voices
In a world that often moves too fast, Jessica’s dinner table, filled with love, friendship, and music, reminds us what truly matters. I enter my daughter Jessica’s house.…
About Vickie Rubin, M.S. Ed.
Vickie blends her background as a special education professional with her firsthand experience as a parent to an adult with a rare chromosome deletion who needs assistance with all daily life skills.
More about Vickie
Her writing has appeared in
Newsweek
The Buffalo News
Exceptional Parent
Speaking
What Vickie speaks about
Keynotes, panels, conference sessions, staff training and book club visits — in person around Western New York, or by video call anywhere.
- Raising a child with a rare diagnosisWhat the first years are like when nobody can tell you what your child's future holds — and how a family finds its footing anyway.
- Being your child's advocateWorking with schools and agencies from both sides of the table: as a special education professional and as a parent.
- The transition to adult servicesWhat happens when school ends — housing, day programs, guardianship, and planning for a life beyond your own.
- Caregiving without losing yourselfMarriage, siblings, and the rest of a family's life alongside the caregiving that never really stops.
- Finding the humor in itWhy laughing at the hard parts is not the same as making light of them, and how humor keeps a family going.
- Writing your family's storyTurning a life into a memoir — what to include, what to leave out, and how to write about people you love.
Award-winning memoir
Raising Jess: A Story of Hope
When doctors couldn’t tell us what our daughter’s future would look like, my husband and I did what most parents do — we worried, hoped, asked a million questions, and somehow kept moving forward.
At its heart, this memoir isn’t just about disability. It’s about family, hope, perseverance, and discovering that sometimes the life you didn’t plan becomes the one that teaches you the most.
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