A Certain Kind of Love: Stories from the Hearts of Families Living with Special Needs

Jean Joy Crowley is a native of the seaside community of Westerly, Rhode Island, where she resides with her family. She received her teaching degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1972 and also earned a lifetime teaching certificate. Out of her twenty-seven years in education, the last ten have been as Building Leader of an elementary school. Jean has been involved with the rights of special needs children since her daughter Joy was born with a rare syndrome. E. Deborah Wright lives in Stonington, Connecticut. She and her husband of twenty-nine years have four children. In 1971 she received her B.A. from Mount Saint Joseph College and earned her Masters in Teaching from Connecticut College in 1993. She is currently a kindergarten teacher in Westerly, RI.Wright, E. Deborah is the author of 'A Certain Kind of Love: Stories from the Hearts of Families Living with Special Needs', published 1999 under ISBN 9780967368207 and ISBN 0967368200.