Jan 28, 2016 | communicating respect, Get To Know Me, how to help, inclusion, negative perceptions, overcoming challenges, What some people don't think about |
1. I embrace my disability. While it is true that if I had been given a choice at birth, this is not the life I would have chosen, for the most part, I feel blessed by my circumstances. It is only because I am a wheelchair user that I have been to do some of the...Dec 21, 2015 | Ableism, Attitudes, changing perspectives, communicating respect, compassion, Diversity, Get To Know Me, inclusion, Independence, kids with disabilities, Look Beyond, negative perceptions |
A few decades ago, when I had fewer miles on my wheelchair and significantly less self-esteem, I spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out my place in the world. As I started college, I was hundreds of miles away from home and searching to solidify what I...Jul 24, 2015 | disability humor, game shows, inclusion, Laughter, What some people don't think about, Wheelchair |
“Danielle Perez, Come. On. Down! You are the next contestant on the Price is Right.” It is the phrase that everyone in the studio yearns to hear, and Ms. Perez was no different. When her bid on an item was the closest to what it actually cost, she...Jul 14, 2015 | blogging, how to help, inclusion, Kids, lessons from blogging, Walking |
Midsummer of 1990 was a transitional time for me. I had just lost a job that didn’t work out, moved home with my parents for a while and was getting ready to start a Master’s degree program a few months later. I was restless. Knowing my interests but not quite what...Aug 7, 2014 | Accommodations, CP, Disabilitiy, Education, inclusion, Lessons |
Toward the end of July in 1990, I was a twenty-one-year-old recent college graduate who was struggling to find my place in the world. I had picked the college that I had attended based on the compact campus, and because, at the time, it was known as one of the...Jul 6, 2014 | Attitudes, Disability and Relationships, inclusion, Lessons, loneliness, negative perceptions, overcoming challenges, people with disabilities |
It was enlightening and frustrating all at the same time. The game was called Scruples. Popular in the mid 1980’s, it was a game where all the players were posed morally challenging questions such as: “You invited a friend over for dinner who is a...