Seeing Past the First Three Steps

Seeing Past the First Three Steps

In almost all of my presentations, no matter the topic, there’s a singular spoken line that jars people’s perceptions of disability… “I was born into a world that wasn’t designed for me.”  And I’m pretty sure President Roosevelt, diagnosed with Polio and a chair...
How Distant Are We, Really?

How Distant Are We, Really?

Although it was not what I (or any of us) imagined, or could have imagined, I am choosing something better:  to be grateful for my gifts and to find discernment in the unexpected joys and sorrows of 2020. Through it all, the oxymoron known as “social distancing,”...
Orange and Blue in the Rear View

Orange and Blue in the Rear View

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...

The Race to be Heard

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...
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