Jul 26, 2020 | Ableism, ADA, Advocacy, communication, compassion, negative perceptions |
Today I, along with all my brothers and sisters with disabilities in this country, have a reason to celebrate. Thirty years ago today, on July 26th, 1990, George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. As he was doing so, he said: “Let...Jun 30, 2020 | high School, Sports |
When all kinds of things were shutting down and canceled in mid-March due to the Coronavirus, like everyone else, I was disappointed. For me, it meant a reduction in caregiver staff and the loss of some income. And like everyone else around me I had to adjust to the...May 31, 2020 | Accessibility, Accommodations, changing perspectives, loneliness |
In the last few months, as stay at home orders were issued in order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, all kinds of people in the world have had to deal with a new normal. A friend of mine was telling me the other day about the challenges that she and her family...Apr 30, 2020 | caregivers, compassion, Depression, loneliness |
The significance of what was happening didn’t really hit me until one of my caregivers got an email. He was here working a shift for me and he and I were going through my night routine one evening over Spring Break. He had been working a whole lot of hours...Mar 25, 2020 | caregivers, CP, driving, Freedom, Health, Lessons, service dogs, Wheelchair |
Like everyone else, the Coronavirus Pandemic is hitting me really hard right now. Several presentations that I was scheduled to give have been canceled. I also got word yesterday that my latest contribution to a Chicken Soup for the Soul book isn’t going to be...