Opinion Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/opinion/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:09:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 The Definition of Disability Pride https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disability-pride-definition/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disability-pride-definition/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:09:39 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7427 Editor’s Note: My friend, Katherine Magnoli had an opinion on my latest article Not Ashamed Month. This is her opinion. Don’t you love discussing a topic to gain different perspectives? ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disability-pride-definition/feed/ 2 Not Ashamed Month: My Disability Pride Month Version https://www.audacitymagazine.com/not-ashamed-month/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/not-ashamed-month/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:40:13 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7408 They call it Disability Pride Month. I call it Not Ashamed Month. I am not ashamed of the body I was born with, or the struggles that come with it. ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/not-ashamed-month/feed/ 3 Swimming Thoughts https://www.audacitymagazine.com/swimming-pool-thoughts/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/swimming-pool-thoughts/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:19:20 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7381 In my pool, my thoughts swim freely. Earplugs block the confusion, the lies, the ignorance. The water grows quiet. Conversations get stuck in my head. They occupy space meant for ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/swimming-pool-thoughts/feed/ 1 June 2026 Horoscope https://www.audacitymagazine.com/june-full-moon/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/june-full-moon/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 20:45:47 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7364 ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19) Theme: Slow Down to Speed Up June opens with Mercury slipping into Cancer on June 1st, pulling your attention toward home, family, and ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/june-full-moon/feed/ 0 Dating Is the Unusual Puzzle https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disabled-woman-dating-self-worth/ Sun, 17 May 2026 21:20:41 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7360 Dating men is like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. You find the pieces. You establish the boundaries. You fill in the gaps. And sometimes, when it’s finished, you realize the ...

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]]> Who Really Decides Wheelchair Cushion Comfort? https://www.audacitymagazine.com/who-decides-wheelchair-cushion-comfort/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/who-decides-wheelchair-cushion-comfort/#comments Sun, 03 May 2026 20:35:37 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7356 We pay for it in money, in health, and in dignity… so why aren’t we the ones deciding? Many people who work in services for wheelchair users need to go ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/who-decides-wheelchair-cushion-comfort/feed/ 2 Disabled Doesn’t Mean Inclusive: A Hard Truth https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disabled-doesnt-mean-inclusive/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:51:20 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7340 The Pedestal We Never Asked For—But Somehow Got There is a quiet narrative that follows people with physical disabilities, and it sounds flattering at first. We are assumed to be ...

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]]> February 2026 Horoscope https://www.audacitymagazine.com/february-horoscope-2026/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:32:51 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7325 ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19) February begins by asking you to listen to what you want, not what you’ve been conditioned to pursue. The Leo Full Moon on ...

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]]> Daily Life With a Physical Disability https://www.audacitymagazine.com/daily-life-with-a-physical-disability/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/daily-life-with-a-physical-disability/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:48:58 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7314 There is a truth about living with a physical disability that most people will never fully understand. It has nothing to do with sympathy and everything to do with how ...

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