In response to the letter from the woman that vehemently disagreed that the disabled faced no more obstacles than those with no physical limitations. First of all, let me agree …
Broken Borders or Broken Nation?
The latest over hyped catastrophe that has been circulating throughout the pre packaged and deeply infected news landscape is the bogus claim that the current wave of illegal immigration is …
Electronic Government (E-gov) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
As the government seeks more technologically advanced methods of serving its constituents, it must do so in a manner that does not negate years of progress that has been achieved …
Where Do “I” Begin?
If you’re going to write a book about yourself, then the first question you must consider is where to begin? Right now many of you are saying to yourself “Just …
Unforgettable Decision: Giving Up My Child
It was 1978. I was 22 years old, had been married for 4 years, and recently widowed, four days before my son’s first birthday. The marriage was not a happy …
Talking to the Wall
When talking to inanimate objects Martha never lost her sense of humor. “Abracadabra!” Martha shouted into the wall, laughing, “Does anyone hear me? Can you open the door please?” Passing …
What Do They Know?
For years, my most unforgettable moments were ones where I made errors — blunders, screw-ups, super embarrassing moments. Actions that provoked major shame attacks, either then or later. Sort of …
Social Ladder of Little People, the Disabled and Puerto Ricans
What do Puerto Ricans, disabled people and dwarfs have in common? Give up? They are all at the bottom of the social ladder. According to Real Housewives of Orange County, …
Normal in Whose Eyes?
Mickey Rooney was the first famous person I almost met. I say almost met because I lay behind the glass window of a ward in the Arsenal Street Isolation Hospital …