Disability

I try to be honest when I can. I will sometimes temper it when blunt honesty would hurt people’s feelings. As in all human affairs, discretion is always of utmost […]

Do I suffer from having disabilities? The trendy answer is to say no, but I know deep in my heart I have suffered greatly from my disabilities. The psychic and

I admit knowing my strengths doesn’t come easy for me. It might just be me, but I find it a lot easier seeing what my weaknesses are and what I

Last night, I posed several questions that present themselves to people with disabilities. In the coming days, I will try to answer them. Let me begin with do people with

Do people with disabilities suffer? Are we victims? Should we be pitied? Do we need to be ashamed of our disabilities? Is it fair for others to judge us by

I am dual diagnosed. Since my childhood, I have lived with epilepsy and mental illness. I see specialists for both and take maintenance prescriptions for both as well. The stigma

I happen to have a wide mix of health conditions and disabilities that limit what I can do. When I combine those with some poor life choices, I ended up

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

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

Society tells us that having a disability is a bad thing. It is a reason for scorn, segregation, pity, guilt, shame, and we are broken. These are terrible messages to