Jun 15, 2014 | Attitudes, choices, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, Friends, inclusion, Lessons, Society |
It shouldn’t have happened. Not in 2013. Not twenty-three years after the Americans with Disabilities Act went into effect. But it did. And the people who witnessed the incident decided to protest. According to an article from CNN, in mid-November 2013, Albert Rizzi...May 7, 2014 | Attitudes, Beginnings, choices, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, Education, Health, Lessons, negative perceptions |
The most frustrating part was that he didn’t ask me. While the sun was melting away the icy traces of winter, and daring the world to adjust to the coming of spring, the adjustments that I was making had nothing to do with the weather. It was late February 1987 and I...Apr 27, 2014 | Attitudes, Beginnings, choices, communicating respect, compassion, Disabilitiy, Education, Health, Introduction, Lessons, Questions, Wheelchair |
Dear potential caregiver, So you want to work for me? I think that is fabulous! I want this experience to be enjoyable and positive for everyone, so I thought it might be best to clarify a few things from the very beginning. I am in a pretty unique situation in that I...Mar 31, 2014 | Attitudes, choices, Disabilitiy, Friends, Get To Know Me, Good Decisions, Kids, kids with disabilities, Lessons, Look Beyond, negative perceptions |
His gut-wrenching response to her question broke his mother’s heart. She wasn’t content to leave the situation alone, so she looked outside the box for a solution. What happened next could potentially change his life. Colin is a young man who lives in Michigan. He is...Feb 20, 2014 | Attitudes, Beginnings, choices, Disabilitiy, Good Decisions, Health, Independence, Making Changes, negative perceptions, Power Wheelchairs, Wheelchair |
I thought the coach from my high school who helped me train for the ParalymIpics might be disappointed. I thought my family would think I had given up. I was afraid lots of people in my life wouldn’t understand. So I resisted. For a long time. It wasn’t for...Jul 6, 2013 | Attitudes, Beginnings, choices, Disabilitiy, Events, Friends, Health, Heroes, Introduction, Questions |
People in the crowd in Lake Placid, New York were cheering, crying, staring in utter disbelief. It wasn’t supposed to happen. But it did. “It may be the single most indelible moment in sports history, said Sports Illustrated, “one that sent the entire nation into...