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...
