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Go Dance!

Jul 16, 2017 | America, CP, Disabilitiy, Disabled Sports, Good Memories, high School | 0 comments

As a mentor, he came into my life at the perfect time. When I was fourteen years old, I joined a sports team for people with disabilities.  It changed my life.  Because I had always been mainstreamed and up to that point, had mostly done whatever my family did in...

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,...

“I’ll Always Make You Different.”

Dec 22, 2016 | Advocacy, cerebral palsy, changing perspectives, CP, Disabilitiy, Disabled Sports, inclusion, Independence, Journey, negative perceptions | 1 comment

When I was a senior in high school, I was in a kick ass creative writing class. The woman who taught it had also taught me junior English and I liked her immensely. In fact, thanks to Facebook, we are still in touch today. We have always had a nice connection. One of...

He Already Won

Aug 7, 2012 | changing perspectives, inclusion, kids with disabilities, News, Olympics, Oscar Pistorius, Paralympics | 0 comments

“Disability does not have to be a disadvantage.” That was the quote from Oscar Pistorius, who made history on Sunday by being the only athlete ever to compete in both the Olympic and the Paralympic games.  He is a runner from South Africa, and he uses...

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