Aug 13, 2017 | Accessibility, Disabilitiy, Helping people with disabilities, inclusion, Parking Signs |
I will say it repeatedly until there is nobody left to tell. A world where everyone is treated as equals and disability is seen as a difference instead of a weakness is the world I strive for. Along with many other people. It’s not going to happen overnight. And even...
Aug 1, 2016 | communicaiton, communicating respect, Deaf, disability etiquette, empowering language, handicapped, how to help, inclusion, Making Changes, negative perceptions, Parking Signs, Power Wheelchairs, Quotes, What some people don't think about |
Words have always been extremely important to me. Well, the right ones, anyway. Mark Twain said it best when he said: “The difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” I have found that...
Aug 30, 2014 | Accommodations, Attitudes, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, empowering language, Governor Cuomo, handicapped, Lessons, negative perceptions, Parking Signs, Physical therapy |
According to a story on Yahoo news, about a month ago New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill that will update the logo on signs designating spaces for people with disabilities and remove the word “handicapped” from them as well. I have said for a long time that...
May 26, 2013 | Accommodations, Disabilitiy, Government benefits, Government Programs, Parking Signs |
At first, I thought it was a joke, easily dismissing it as something somebody must have made up. It was too outrageous otherwise. But when I saw the story all over facebook, and on websites I frequent as a wheelchair user, I started to pay attention. People with...