Jan 24, 2017 | Ableism, Attitudes, Disabilitiy, faith, Wheelchair |
Since it hadn’t happened in a very long time, the whole thing shook me to my core. Last Saturday I went to the Women’s March in Topeka. Andrea, a close friend of mine asked me to accompany her, kind of a spur of the moment thing. Enthusiastically I...Jan 23, 2017 | cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Diversity, kids with disabilities, Medicaid, Politics |
When I was a junior in high school, my English teacher was pretty creative. If we wanted to earn some extra credit, she encouraged us to go to plays put on by the drama department. Sometimes writing stories would get us additional points on an assignment. But my...Jan 11, 2017 | Ableism, Advocacy, America, communicating respect, compassion, Disabilitiy, Helping people with disabilities, how to help, inclusion, negative perceptions |
I had to think about it. For a while. Since I don’t have cable, I didn’t watch the Golden Globe awards in real time last Sunday night. But several of my friends sent me the video of Meryl Steep’s speech and asked me my opinion. And after a few days of watching the...Jan 6, 2017 | Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, empowering language, Helping people with disabilities, inclusion, Journey, people with disabilities |
A few years ago, I was introduced to the concept of mindfulness. I really liked it. The idea of being fully present in every moment, and using our thoughts, senses, and experiences to appreciate every minute that we can. Practicing mindfulness has helped me in many...Dec 30, 2016 | Attitudes, changing perspectives, Disabilitiy, Lessons, overcoming challenges |
There are lots of quirks in my life. Things I happen to do a little differently than most other people. One of them happens to involve my day to day schedule. Since most of my caregivers are college students, the majority of my life tends to revolve around the...Dec 22, 2016 | Advocacy, cerebral palsy, changing perspectives, CP, Disabilitiy, Disabled Sports, inclusion, Independence, Journey, negative perceptions |
When I was a senior in high school, I was in a kick ass creative writing class. The woman who taught it had also taught me junior English and I liked her immensely. In fact, thanks to Facebook, we are still in touch today. We have always had a nice connection. One of...