Sep 22, 2014 | Ableism, Attitudes, Beginnings, changing perspectives, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, Family, Friends, kids with disabilities, negative perceptions, premature babies |
My line of thinking about this subject is different than most. Not very popular. Outside the norm. But I believe it with every fiber of my being, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. My dance instructor is a good friend of mine who supports me in ways...Sep 11, 2014 | America, Freedom |
We were enjoying some new found freedom on that Tuesday morning. I had recently gotten an electric scooter, which meant that I could venture out with Marshall, my yellow Lab service dog, to places we didn’t previously go by ourselves because they were too far...Aug 30, 2014 | Accommodations, Attitudes, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, empowering language, Governor Cuomo, handicapped, Lessons, negative perceptions, Parking Signs, Physical therapy |
According to a story on Yahoo news, about a month ago New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will update the logo on signs designating spaces for people with disabilities and remove the word “handicapped” from them as well. I have said for a long time that...Aug 16, 2014 | Accessibility, caregivers, compassion, Depression, Disabilitiy, Friends, Heroes, Lessons, Movies, News |
Robin Williams committed suicide last week. I heard the devastating news during a casual conversation with my good friend Andrea, but it took a few days to sink in. Once it did, there was an aching emptiness in my soul that I still can’t shake. I feel like I lost a...Aug 7, 2014 | Accommodations, CP, Disabilitiy, Education, inclusion, Lessons |
Toward the end of July in 1990, I was a twenty-one-year-old recent college graduate who was struggling to find my place in the world. I had picked the college that I had attended based on the compact campus, and because, at the time, it was known as one of the...