Thursday, May 23, 2013

Things Not to Say to any PWD Whether They're Using A Wheelchair or Not

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I read  this post  about things not to say to a wheelchair user and I thought "a lot of these could easily apply to anyone with a disab...
Friday, May 17, 2013

"He Didn't Let His Disability Get In The Way"

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When people say someone doesn't let their disability get in the way, it's nothing more than a backhanded compliment. Disabilities do...
Monday, May 13, 2013

Do People Just "Deal With" Me?

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On Sunday, Mothers' Day, I went to visit a long-time family friend and former teacher. She is a retired special education teacher who ha...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Having Disabilities is a Full-Time Job

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Apparently the fact that I have disabilities is enough to make the world believe I'm a magician. The words "disability" and ...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

If a tree falls in the forest...

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...And no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? This is a question that generations of people have asked, and there has never been ...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Live Inexpensively or Die

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Originally posted on April 7, 2012 by disabilityrightnow by Clint Berger Early news stories about George Hodgins’ murder stated the “views”...
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Every time I see an Autism Speaks commercial, a little piece of my head explodes

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(Originally posted on my tumblr account on April 9, 2012) I am not autistic, but as a PWD, I see the commercials and the complete avoidance...