A Sedentary View Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/opinion/audacity-columnists/a-sedentary-view/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:28:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 There’s No Shame in Wanting More https://www.audacitymagazine.com/theres-no-shame-in-wanting-more/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/theres-no-shame-in-wanting-more/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:33:42 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7015 Living 36 years in a wheelchair hasn’t stopped me from wanting more from life—or from rejecting anyone who tries to shame me for it. In my 54 years of living—and ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/theres-no-shame-in-wanting-more/feed/ 2 The Audacity of Belief https://www.audacitymagazine.com/the-audacity-of-belief/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:24:18 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=779 Seeing people like the Reverend Jessie Jackson weep proves that all the dedication, faith, and struggles that Reverend Jackson and others, including the “Dreamer” himself, Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King. ...

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]]> Rolling https://www.audacitymagazine.com/rolling/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:25:48 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/2008/07/29/rolling/ I recently stayed up until almost 3:00am to watch a compelling 1 hour documentary film called “Rolling.” The filmmaker, Gretchen Berland, who is a physician, likes to give video cameras ...

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]]> What Do You Want for Christmas? https://www.audacitymagazine.com/what-do-you-want-for-christmas/ Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:26:58 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=782 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 ...

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]]> 21st Century Freak Show https://www.audacitymagazine.com/21st-century-freak-show/ Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:28:55 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=785 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 ...

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]]> The Day I Got My Wings https://www.audacitymagazine.com/the-day-i-got-my-wings/ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:30:34 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=787 July marks the fourth anniversary of Audacity Magazine. I’ve been with the magazine for just over two years, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity that Nathasha Alvarez has given ...

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]]> The Nerve To Dream https://www.audacitymagazine.com/the-nerve-to-dream/ Tue, 29 May 2007 14:31:53 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=789 Most people have secret dreams, hidden desires, and unexpressed wants that we know will never come to pass, and yet deep down we maintain hopes and prayers for that somehow, ...

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]]> If Michael Richards Called Me A Gimp https://www.audacitymagazine.com/if-michael-richards-called-me-a-gimp/ Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:34:24 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=793 One of the most popular videos on YouTube.com recently was the controversial clip of Michael Richards, best known for his role of Kramer in the television show Seinfeld, where he ...

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]]> The Voice of the Disabled in 2008? https://www.audacitymagazine.com/the-voice-of-the-disabled-in-2008/ Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:32:55 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=791 Even though our next Presidential election is more than a year away, we’re already hearing more and more about it every day. Candidates are throwing their hats into the ring, ...

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