Dec 1, 2016 | ADA, can do, changing perspectives, dance, Dancing, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, Diversity, exercise for people with disabilities, Get To Know Me, overcoming challenges, people with disabilities, What some people don't think about, wheelchair dancing |
It seemed like something I would really love. When I first heard that a nationally known wheelchair dance company was coming to my city and performing, I knew I wanted to go see them. For several years, another type of dance, wheelchair ballroom dance, had been a big...
Dec 30, 2014 | Attitudes, communicating respect, CP, Dancing, disability etiquette, negative perceptions |
It was a summer evening a few years back. The days were long and green outside and a new caregiver was still green around the ears. He had just started the process of learning the ropes. The sun was setting and we had just finished making dinner on that particular...
Aug 10, 2013 | Attitudes, caregivers, changing perspectives, Dancing, Disabilitiy, Friends, Getting to know people, Helping people with disabilities, how to help, Lessons, What some people don't think about, wheelchair dancing |
It was definitely one of my “disability” days, the kind I struggle with a little more often than I would like. When I dropped something on the floor, couldn’t access something else on a high shelf in the fridge, and had an itch on my foot that I couldn’t reach to...
Jun 26, 2013 | Attitudes, choices, Dancing, Disabilitiy, Lessons, Ms. Wheelchair America |
Icy prickles of fear flooded through me with such intensity that I was sure I had swallowed Alaska, and the butterflies that multiplied with momentum in my belly made it difficult to breathe. Omaha was the destination, and on the car ride there my emotions were a...
Oct 27, 2012 | Dancing, Friends, how to help, overcoming challenges, wheelchair dancing |
Okay. I have a confession to make. It is a simple truth about me that not many people know: I don’t like to ask for help. That seems strange for me to say, given that I require the assistance of caregivers to dress, put my shoes on, get in the shower and...
