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More the Same than Different

Mar 11, 2017 | Accommodations, cerebral palsy, dance, Disabilitiy, inclusion, kids with disabilities, Sports | 0 comments

In her poem “Human Families,” one of Maya Angelou’s lines is “We are more alike my friends than we are unalike.” __________________________________ The trip was more than thirty years ago, but because the lesson I learned was so profound,...

5 Things I Wish People Knew About Me

Jan 28, 2016 | communicating respect, Get To Know Me, how to help, inclusion, negative perceptions, overcoming challenges, What some people don't think about | 0 comments

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...

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