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, …
Fitness Centers: Equal Pay with No Equal Play
Before I decided to go on a fitness center hunt, I gave myself a reality check. I knew that not all people with physical disabilities would be able to use …
Go To Jail And Get a College Degree For Free!
Hey everyone! We are all doing something incredibly wrong! Tonight I was watching the story on the news show, 60 Minutes about prison inmates who were getting a free education …
Tell TangoDiva.com What You Think
While checking my email one day, I get an email stating that I have been nominated for the Diva Visionary Award. I was a finalist and I was to tell …
Keeping Sanity While Moving Into A New Place
What do you get when a disabled woman moves from one apartment to another? Answer: chaos and a mental breakdown. Moving from one home to another happens to be one …
If Michael Richards Called Me A Gimp
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 …
The Voice of the Disabled in 2008?
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, …
Horsey
My first cane was named “Horsey.” Oh, don’t laugh, one day you too will name your cane if you haven’t already. Horsey came into my life by way of the …
Synchronicity
“Synchronicity” means things that happen at the same time but have no clear relationship to each other. While I’d been working on this month’s column, I heard from Nathasha asking …