Motivates
What motivates you to self-advocacy? For me to begin with, it is meeting my basic needs–health, employment, transportation, housing, and relationships. Then I want to include fraternal love, solidarity, and […]
January 2022
Almost over, Almost Free
My COVID symptoms are basically behind me and I feel like my old self. I am so glad I got my booster shot. Things could have been a lot different.
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A Self-Advocate for all Seasons
Self-Advocacy is for the good times and the bad. I have COVID and am at home resting and quarantining. I had my booster shot, so my symptoms are mild, but
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What burns in my heart
What burns in my heart and motivates me to be a Self-Advocate? There are the frustrations of dealing with inflexible systems designed by professionals out of touch with the lives
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Return to action
Most of the holidays are behind us, and it is time to roll up our sleeves and get down to business and organize and do outreach. We still need to
Let’s get going
In a day or two, Washington and all the state capitols will be bustling with activity at the start of a New Year. There are some loose ends from last
2021/2022
I have been watching the New Year celebrations from around the globe. The fireworks are so beautiful and the music so inspiring. 2020 and 2021 have been tough years for