Apr 30, 2017 | Accessibility, Disabilitiy |
Most of the time when I go places, I stand out. People notice me. Not by choice, just by circumstance. Because my situation is different than most, accommodations are required routinely in my day to day life. I have to find the elevator. Or a curb cut. Or the...
Feb 6, 2017 | Attitudes, Deaf, Disabilitiy, Helping people with disabilities, Independence, Making people comfortable |
I’ve heard that many people do lots of cleaning in the spring. I, on the other hand, only clean my office when I can’t stand the clutter anymore. Such was the case a few weeks ago. As I was reorganizing some things on my shelves, I found a pile of old business...
Jan 23, 2016 | Accommodations, can do, dance, Following Dreams, Helping people with disabilities, kids with disabilities, Making people comfortable, overcoming challenges, wheelchair dancing |
Do you want to know my definition of a pet peeve? It’s pretty simple. A pet peeve is something annoying that people do that is totally unnecessary, in my opinion. There are several that get under my skin. People who don’t think I am intelligent because...
Oct 27, 2015 | costumes for people with disabilities, kids with disabilities, Target |
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/priceless-target-ad-goes-viral-for-all-the-right-184054339.html Target’s latest ad for Halloween features a little girl on crutches front and center on the page, dressed as Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen.” To me,...
Mar 16, 2015 | Accommodations, Attitudes, church, communicating respect, Disabilitiy, disability etiquette, Friends, Separation of Church and State |
Like many others, my college years were a challenging time for me. I struggled often in my pursuit to figure out who I was and how that was different from the perceptions of society. It was late one night during after a particularly difficult day during my junior...
