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 …
Second Life Gives Readers a Second Chance
Dear Audacity, I read the article about Second life, signed up and I love it! After a freak accident, my right leg had to be amputated. I am still adjusting …
A Journey Through Reading
The spoiler on this month’s column is this: it’s about some books I recently read and, well, loved. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, sort of. Being rather immobilized the last three …
The Plight of the “Pillow Angel”
You’re a parent of a newborn child, a precious angel who is a gift from God. You have prayed and yearned for this child for months, maybe years, and your …
Miss Ability: Exploit the Disabled?
It seems that the Dutch succeeded with a reality show starring people with physical disabilities and now the British want to follow suit. Should we be applauding their efforts to …