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I ADAPT!

Oct 21, 2017 | Ableism, Accessibility, choices, Disabilitiy, Government benefits, Medicaid, Medicare, National ADAPT | 0 comments

  We will ride! We will ride!   I must have shouted that phrase thousands of times on that summer afternoon, the blazing sun created an intense heat that only magnified the issue at hand. I was part of a group of people with disabilities that were protesting...

Why It Matters

Jul 7, 2017 | Ableism, Advocacy, America, choices, Disabilitiy, inclusion, Medicaid, National ADAPT | 0 comments

There were several videos I watched about the protests.  I was fascinated.  10 protesters with disabilities from the Colorado chapter of ADAPT (a disability rights organization) sat in the lobby of Senator Cory Garner’s office for 59 hours (In those 59 hours many laid...

Staying Home

Apr 4, 2015 | Advocacy, choices, disability etiquette, Finding Your Voice, Independence, Medicaid, Medicare, National ADAPT | 2 comments

Some people talk about how much they love the night life or going out and about exploring their world.  I have friends who wait for weeks in eager anticipation for the latest movie premiere or to try a new restaurant while they “hang with their peeps.”  I...

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