It never stops
The work of Self-Advocacy is ongoing and never stops. Today at a Zoom meeting, we reviewed articles for the next edition of the iSpeak newsletter. This is a challenging endeavor […]
November 2021
A Journey
Let did I know it at the time, I started on a journey when I created this blog. I am learning so much and I am making so many choices.
Major Victories
I am reading Judith Heumann’s memoir “Being Heumann.” I have just started reading it but she talks about two huge wins in the disability world–the signing of Section 504 and
Success
There are some universals in life. We want to be happy, proud, have close family, and friends. We also want to be successful and respected by our peers. This can
Motivation
Everyone faces obstacles, trips, and falls. What is it that gets us to pull ourselves off the ground, stand straight and tall and proceed forward? That something is what we
Healthy Self-worth
When your body or mind doesn’t work right, it is hard to have a positive self-image. This is made worse when family, teachers, and other professionals say you can’t do
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Civility and decorum
We live in crazy times where everyone seems so divided. Everything becomes a partisan issue. I hope this is not the fate of the disability rights movement. There is no
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My platform
I like to write and I like to be read. I like to talk to people about what I write. These desires motivated me to start this blog. I wrote
My vision
I am a senior and I have seen a lot of life–the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have had my heart soar to the heavens and crash to
Competence
Self-Advocacy teaches us our value is intrinsic flowing from our personhood. Well, that may be so, but I have had an overarching desire to be found competent in something. I