To love someone with a disability means to be affected daily by inaccessibility and unfairness in the world around you. For those of us who live in the United States, there is something that each of us can rely on as a powerful tool in our arsenal for advocacy: the Americans with Disabilities Act. However the bill [...]
Every parent relishes the chance to brag about their son or daughter’s success at their workplace, but some parents of children with special needs feel like they may have less opportunities for that in their child’s future. While applauding each and every child’s accomplishments, no matter big or small, it is a common worry of [...]
Being gainfully employed is akin to finding that elusive needle in the haystack for everyone these days, regardless of disability. For those of us with disabilities, the added challenge of grasping for a much smaller needle in a much larger haystack is a challenge that often keeps us from knowing how to begin the search. [...]
The world spins for most of us, and for some we spin right along with it! For those who live life from the cushion, our experience can be greatly influenced by the style and comfort offered by the seat from which we see life. New accessories and wheelchair models are constantly springing up and moving [...]
“Why are you in a wheelchair?” It is a question I get asked, in every style and manner one could think of, by children from every background, almost every time I am in a public place. I have also been asked some form of that question by children of varying levels of ability to understand [...]
Being a parent to a child with a disability, any disability, is like day after day of guiding your family’s boat through a constant storm. For parents of a child with Fragile X Syndrome, a leading cause of autism and intellectual disabilities, the storm may seem to rage on and on. To help you get [...]
