Jan 15, 2018 | Accessibility, Accommodations, Advocacy, Attitudes, Disabilitiy, Discrimination, inclusion |
I’ve been thinking often for the past few days about today being Martin Luther King Day. Dr. King had a dream. That all people would be treated equally regardless of the color of their skin. That there would be no prejudice, no preconceived ideas. That nobody...
Jan 10, 2018 | Attitudes, Deaf, Depression, Disabilitiy, Employment, Sign Language |
This past Sunday was less than stellar for me. I had some complications with some former caregivers and the whole caregiver situation that has been so incredibly stressful over the last few months felt like it was pressing against my soul. It was a rare day when I...
Nov 21, 2017 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, Disabilitiy, Gratitude |
In the last few weeks, it seems like several bad days have attacked me all at once. I am once again incredibly shorthanded in terms of caregivers, and for various reasons, some other issues have become intense for me. All of it has been hard. And, when bad stuff...
Nov 1, 2017 | Attitudes, Disabilitiy, Helping people with disabilities, inclusion |
It was a practice that was living up to its name because I certainly wasn’t improving. That day on the track I couldn’t make anything work. My body was just not in synch with my chair. The wind was almost blowing me backward and I was having trouble...
Oct 29, 2017 | Ableism, Attitudes, Disabilitiy, Discrimination |
When I first heard about the new program, I was psyched beyond measure. The place where I was receiving physical therapy had set up a gym in part of their space, and they were inviting people who received services to work out at a reduced rate. After going over my...
Mar 28, 2017 | Accommodations, Advocacy, Attitudes, dance, Disabilitiy, Get To Know Me, negative perceptions, service dogs |
Special. The word warms my heart in many ways. Except when it is used in the context of my disability. Then it kind of drives me crazy. Maybe it’s the label. When I was in school, I was mainstreamed. It was decided very early that it would not be appropriate for...
