Elizabeth D. Riesz, PhD, was the mother of Sarah, a young adult with Down syndrome--and the original mastermind behind this book. With a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa, she enjoyed a long career in education, including public school curriculum development, teacher education, and university program administration. Elizabeth passed away in 2019 and is survived by her daughter as well as her husband, Peter.
