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I Will Break Out the Champagne

Jul 26, 2020 | Ableism, ADA, Advocacy, communication, compassion, negative perceptions | 3 comments

Today I, along with all my brothers and sisters with disabilities in this country, have a reason to celebrate. Thirty years ago today, on July 26th, 1990, George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. As he was doing so, he said: “Let...

What A Difference A Year Makes…

Jul 6, 2013 | Attitudes, Beginnings, choices, Disabilitiy, Events, Friends, Health, Heroes, Introduction, Questions | 2 comments

People in the crowd in Lake Placid, New York were cheering, crying, staring in utter disbelief.  It wasn’t supposed to happen.  But it did.  “It may be the single most indelible moment in sports history, said Sports Illustrated, “one that sent the entire nation into...

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