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 …
What Is The “Least Restrictive environment” for Physically Disabled Students?
A physically disabled child is never on equal terms with his or her able-bodied peers. The other children are always able to do things that the physically disabled child cannot …
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 …
Reaction To Articles about Matt Roloff
Why don’t you list Dwarfism as a Disability? You find it important to Honor Matt ( I agree that Matt is a Vanguard in the Dwarf Community) yet, your “magazine” …