In the pre-ADA era, while struggling for inclusion and putting forth an unending effort, a leader in her own quiet way took on the system with no help from anyone …
Lessons Learned Living with Covid
If you are a person with a physical disability who is also considered high risk for surviving Covid, then you are like me. Living with the Covid threat for one …
Disabled Dating Dynamics
Dating, for anyone, in today’s world can be awkward and confusing. First there’s trying to meet new people. Where exactly do single men in their 30s and 40s spend their …
Why Publishers Need to Make Room for Disabled Writers
I’ve always been a writer, and I’ve always been disabled. Those two parts of my identity are so woven into who I am that I never questioned either of them. …
Disabled Foodie Tips For You
It’s no surprise to my friends that I consider myself a foodie. Going out to restaurants is a great way to socialize without doing dishes. As someone who uses a …
Wok and Roll Is All I know
Cooking is my least favorite activity. I’m a tiny person in a manual wheelchair. Barely able to see over a pot of boiling water, I find cooking to be dangerous …
Disabled College Students Segregated Despite the ADA
I leaned against the door of my Forms of Fiction class, prepared to push it open with all of my body weight. It was a semi-fruitless attempt, as the door …
Less Leg More Heart: A Story of Elevation After Amputation
Life has a way of throwing you curveballs when you least expect it. At 27 years old, I was completely comfortable. I had assured a favorable position after eight years …
My Severe Stenosis Helped My Anxiety
Sometimes when I am half asleep, I curl my toes, twist my ankle, and stretch my leg till I can feel it from hip to toe. I do this often, …