Help us be with Richard Zigler
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My Brother Morgan Zigler and I would like to be with my Father for the holidays. He lives in Kalifi, Kenya and had heart complications 6 weeks ago that rendered him unable to function without medical treatment. Last Saturday Oct. 27th he had a balloon and stints put in his heart as he had one of his arteries blocked 100% and the others were 70%. Needless to say he was barely functioning and able to breath. After, the operation on Saturday, he seemed to be feeling a bit better and my 2 year old daughter and I was able to Skype with him. He seemed to be recovering well and was of high spirits. But today i received an email saying that he had relapsed and was back on oxygen and had water collecting in his lungs. He is also due for open heart surgery in the next 6 months, and there could be many complications, although we hope for the best.
Unfortunately, my brother and I don't have the capability to pay for the trip to Africa to spend what could be our only chance to reunite with our father after seeing him a year and a half ago. I am attending a 2 year Social Work Program at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC which will earn me a Human Services Diploma to better my community and small family. My brother also works in the field of social work, he enables children and indigenous youth to learn outdoor skills and reconnect with nature. In this field of work, the payment is mostly job satisfaction and he chooses to live in a yurt at the community learning farm where he runs his programs on Lake Simcoe, Ontario.
Dr. Richard Zigler has touched thousands of lives through his journey of advocating and educating on behalf of people with special needs and stood up to the systemic inequalities that people and children with disabilities faced from the macro to the micro in our communities.
When he was 17 he was accepted into State University of New York College at Buffalo Degree of Science (B.Sc.) Honors, Learning Behavior disorders 1969 – 1973. Then went on to complete his Graduate Diploma
Field Of Study Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances at the University of Saskatchewan and Richard then took the long journey up to Tuk and became a School Principal at Mangilaluk School TUKTOYAKYUK, NWT from Aug 1977 – Jul 1985 for 8 yrs. K-9, 325 Students, located in isolated, Inuti community on the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean) Staff of 16, and established the first Community Based School in the NWT (1977-85) and then in 1988 he achieved his Doctorate Degree at Walden University, Degree, Doctor of Education (EdD),Field Of Study Inclusive Education, Activities and Societies: Seminars and workshops on Doctoral completions in Special Education Administration; Thesis; Principals and Principles of Integration, published 1988. He went on to work as the Director of Student Support Services and had a staff of 100 Director of a hundred highly skilled Specialists and 200 para professionals, supporting Inclusive practices and early intervention., for 20 years. In Richards retirement he choose to move to Africa and teach as a Professor of Special Education at Pwani University and has been working there for 5 yrs. Kilifi, Kenya, East Africa,Lecturing in the fields of Policy, Guidance and Counseling and Inclusive Education, Research Methodology he also does Supervision of Master students seeking post graduate degrees in special education and is Editor of East African Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation.
My Father has changed so many lives directly and indirectly and has given himself to his lifetime of achievements. My heart was breaking when he expressed to me that he was scared, the most selfless and strong man, that i have ever known, So, I reach out to the network of friends, family, old students, old colleges that could help with the possibility of bringing our family together on the winter break. To bring hope, joy, love and healing.
We would like to leave just after December 14, 2018 since this is my last exam, and stay about 2 weeks. We never know what the future may hold and we are unable to recognize which good bye could be our last.
Love
Alicia Zigler
Morgan Zigler
Unfortunately, my brother and I don't have the capability to pay for the trip to Africa to spend what could be our only chance to reunite with our father after seeing him a year and a half ago. I am attending a 2 year Social Work Program at Selkirk College in Castlegar, BC which will earn me a Human Services Diploma to better my community and small family. My brother also works in the field of social work, he enables children and indigenous youth to learn outdoor skills and reconnect with nature. In this field of work, the payment is mostly job satisfaction and he chooses to live in a yurt at the community learning farm where he runs his programs on Lake Simcoe, Ontario.
Dr. Richard Zigler has touched thousands of lives through his journey of advocating and educating on behalf of people with special needs and stood up to the systemic inequalities that people and children with disabilities faced from the macro to the micro in our communities.
When he was 17 he was accepted into State University of New York College at Buffalo Degree of Science (B.Sc.) Honors, Learning Behavior disorders 1969 – 1973. Then went on to complete his Graduate Diploma
Field Of Study Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances at the University of Saskatchewan and Richard then took the long journey up to Tuk and became a School Principal at Mangilaluk School TUKTOYAKYUK, NWT from Aug 1977 – Jul 1985 for 8 yrs. K-9, 325 Students, located in isolated, Inuti community on the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean) Staff of 16, and established the first Community Based School in the NWT (1977-85) and then in 1988 he achieved his Doctorate Degree at Walden University, Degree, Doctor of Education (EdD),Field Of Study Inclusive Education, Activities and Societies: Seminars and workshops on Doctoral completions in Special Education Administration; Thesis; Principals and Principles of Integration, published 1988. He went on to work as the Director of Student Support Services and had a staff of 100 Director of a hundred highly skilled Specialists and 200 para professionals, supporting Inclusive practices and early intervention., for 20 years. In Richards retirement he choose to move to Africa and teach as a Professor of Special Education at Pwani University and has been working there for 5 yrs. Kilifi, Kenya, East Africa,Lecturing in the fields of Policy, Guidance and Counseling and Inclusive Education, Research Methodology he also does Supervision of Master students seeking post graduate degrees in special education and is Editor of East African Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation.
My Father has changed so many lives directly and indirectly and has given himself to his lifetime of achievements. My heart was breaking when he expressed to me that he was scared, the most selfless and strong man, that i have ever known, So, I reach out to the network of friends, family, old students, old colleges that could help with the possibility of bringing our family together on the winter break. To bring hope, joy, love and healing.
We would like to leave just after December 14, 2018 since this is my last exam, and stay about 2 weeks. We never know what the future may hold and we are unable to recognize which good bye could be our last.
Love
Alicia Zigler
Morgan Zigler
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Alicia Zigler
Organizer
Robson, BC
