by Delaina Parrish | Jun 26, 2020 | Technology
This is the year 2020 and according to the 1989 sequel film, Back to the Future II, we should be flying cars by now! The writers might have been a little premature with that, but other predictions, they got right, like video chat systems. If Doc had had further...
by Delaina Parrish | May 29, 2020 | Ability Advocacy
My journey as an undergraduate came to the underwhelming zoom! zoom! zoom! fueled COVID-19 finish line a month ago, after the fears of the world came crashing upon us, the Class of 2020. I’m finally ready for the both of us to gaze into the rearview mirror, to...
by Delaina Parrish | Apr 28, 2020 | Ability Advocacy
The graduation finish line is just 3 days away, but not quite here yet… Yesterday, though, was bittersweet! Memories came flooding in as I moved out of my second home of the past four years, Cypress Hall at the University of Florida, in the midst of...
by Delaina Parrish | Jul 4, 2019 | Ability Advocacy
Independence comes in many forms, but is often taken for granted in America — from freedom of speech to freedom to speak; from women’s rights to disability rights; from equal access to medical care to equal access to higher education, it all...
by Delaina Parrish | Jan 19, 2019 | Ability Advocacy
Traveling in general takes weeks of planning, but it could take months if you are traveling with a disability. I and many others notice there’s an enormous gap of access and resources to help guide us when taking a trip, whether it’s just going across town on public...
by Delaina Parrish | Jan 18, 2019 | Ability Advocacy
Like it or not, bugs or “pet peeves” invade our space. They bite us, they swarm us, they annoy us. But sometimes, like a firefly, they illuminate a situation. We can pretend bugs don’t exist, or we can let them control our behavior, or we can use...
by Delaina Parrish | Nov 10, 2018 | Ability Advocacy
Diversity is the celebration of disparate colors, identities, abilities and much, much more. One of the compelling reasons why I chose the University of Florida was its commitment to diversity and inclusion; however, I quickly realized the college was still in its...
by Delaina Parrish | Sep 17, 2018 | Ability Advocacy
Fear of failure is in all of us no matter how hard we try to deny it. I am here to tell you that fear is not all bad. It’s all about perspective. Over my lifetime, especially in the past two years since entering college, I have turned my fears into the fuel...
by Delaina Parrish | Aug 24, 2018 | Fashion + Retail
Flashback to Spring 2017, part of the most amazing year of my life! My story of that day…which which started with “just saying Hi,”…which led to New York City…which led to That Event…which led to celebrities…which led to 5th...
by Delaina Parrish | Jun 23, 2017 | Fashion + Retail
This month I made my debut on the fashion runway in New York City, a looong way from my little hometown in Florida. Here’s how it really happened… On June 8th at noon, my mom, sister and I made our way from our contemporary hotel in Lower Manhattan to the...