Aug 1, 2016 | communicaiton, communicating respect, Deaf, disability etiquette, empowering language, handicapped, how to help, inclusion, Making Changes, negative perceptions, Parking Signs, Power Wheelchairs, Quotes, What some people don't think about |
Words have always been extremely important to me. Well, the right ones, anyway. Mark Twain said it best when he said: “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” I have found that...Jul 20, 2016 | Ableism, Accessibility, Accommodations, ADA, Advocacy, Attitudes, changing perspectives, disability etiquette, Making Changes, What some people don't think about |
I am a big fan of TED talks. That is Technology, Entertainment Design talks. Not all of them, mind you. Anything over about 15 minutes has to work hard to hold my attention. But every once in awhile I do a random search on YouTube and scan possible videos about...Jul 11, 2016 | accessible routes, Advocacy, can do, caregivers, curb cuts, Finding Your Voice, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, Tattoos |
For the last few years, I have routinely said that I didn’t think I would ever get a tattoo. It’s not that I don’t like them. On the contrary. Several tattoos I have seen are exceptionally cool. Rather, my hesitation comes from the fact that I...Jul 2, 2016 | Ableism, Attitudes, changing perspectives, communicaiton, communicating respect, CP, Disability and Relationships, disability etiquette, Good Memories |
Picture it. Me, a seventeen-year-old recent high school graduate, ready to leave behind everything familiar, and looking forward to my future with equal parts excitement and terror. But that wasn’t going to happen for a few months yet. It was early on a summer...Jun 28, 2016 | ADA, Advocacy, communicating respect |
I don’t like discounted movie tickets. No, that isn’t accurate. I actually love discounted movie tickets. As long as they are discounted for everyone. In fact, I try to go to the matinee showing of a movie I want to see whenever I can, just so I...