Tashauna, read your article in Audacity’s December issue, it was so simple and meaningful and put into words better than I ever could how I feel. Keep up the great …
The Spirit Of Christmas Tradition
Relief comes from the idea of a new year and a new beginning. New anything is exciting; there is constant promise for the unexpected. Dread comes into play purely out …
What Do You Want for Christmas?
But what if you’re disabled, particularly in a way that is readily evident to others just by looking at you? We live in a world that, for whatever reason, insists …
Balancing Happiness and Necessity
When I was a kid, I could walk. It sounds funny to me saying that now. I can still remember a time in my life when I was not dependent …
Erich Cella: The Voice That Spoke When Others Wouldn’t
I never met Erich in person,only spoke to him a few times on the phone to coax him into submitting a photo of himself, and corresponded via email about world …
Criticism and Kudos: The Way to a Better Audacity!
Nathasha, That was a great article about the MDA Telethon I have heard on the news and in the newspapers a few years ago that Jerry Lewis gets a percentage …
Raising Pride By Lowering a Table
A few years ago I decided that I wanted an ultrasound of my upper body organs. Several of my friends had been told they had gall stones, did I? My …
Disability: A Curse in a Traditional Rural Community?
I am a born and raised farm girl who grew up on the midwestern prairie, and no, I did not wear pigtails and write on a slate at school like …
21st Century Freak Show
Lately, I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in our media, one that leaves me wondering how long it’ll be until the disabled community becomes its next target. Shows like The Insider …