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 …
Superior Nonsense
A few years ago early on a Friday morning I was at home w ith ach department phone our housekeeper. It was a very ordinary morning until I heard a …
When It Rains a Raincoat Won’t Do.
So here I was with one month left before summer break from school, the dreaded finals drawing ever closer, my wheels were rolling right along, and I had that ever-growing …
The Mobility Cup
The Mobility Cup is Canada’s annual international regatta for sailors with a disability. This year’s event, held in Vancouver Sept. ach department phone 11 – 15, is open to all, …
ESPNU To Present Exclusive Paralympic Winter Games
ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will be the exclusive domestic telecaster of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games, providing extensive coverage from each day of competition with nine highlight …
A Team United
A few weeks ago hundreds of Americans with disabilities returned from Torino with the pride of representing our country in the 2006 Torino Paralympic Games. Some returned with medals, hardware …
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 …