Wait! Before you think this is another shame bashing on inspiration porn or trash article (whichever one you find most offensive these days),it’s not. Trust me on this one! For …
Dick Van Dyke Continues To Save My Life: Stop, Drop, and Roll
In the late 1970s, actor Dick Van Dyke was in a public service announcement to inform people the steps to take when in a house fire. Stop, drop to the …
Enough With Adding Another Label
This month Audacitymagazine.com celebrates its 17th year as the online lifestyle magazine for physically disabled people. AudacityMagazine.com has one birthday request from society. Stop giving us another label, especially the …
Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Married
In the Facebook group for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta community, people from all over the world ask if marriage is possible. Personally, I don’t know why that’s a question but I …
Mentors. Be One. Get One.
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week and Wishbone Day. It’s only fitting that I write about these two topics under mentors. First, I am a veteran middle school teacher in …
Lessons Learned Living with Covid
If you are a person with a physical disability who is also considered high risk for surviving Covid, then you are like me. Living with the Covid threat for one …
Disabled Foodie Tips For You
It’s no surprise to my friends that I consider myself a foodie. Going out to restaurants is a great way to socialize without doing dishes. As someone who uses a …
Wok and Roll Is All I know
Cooking is my least favorite activity. I’m a tiny person in a manual wheelchair. Barely able to see over a pot of boiling water, I find cooking to be dangerous …
Physically Disabled People Grow Up with Death
Growing up with death sounds so weird, right? How can I possibly grow up with Death? But that’s how I feel. Death has been in my life since I was …