I am the biggest cry baby in the world. There are some things that can make me break down into a waterfall of salty tears. I don’t know when it …
Outrage and Despair
Lifeless bodies float through the wretched waters of the South as rescue units sift through the chaos and look for survivors. Pictures and words are insignificant next to the sickening …
U.S. Teens with Disabilities Going Abroad!
Mobility International USA and the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) announces the release of its first online issue of A World Awaits You (AWAY), a web-based journal describing …
Resistance
The re-tour of a play, in one act, followed by an epilogue, primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943. A mystery develops from the outset; how …
Accessible Transportation That’s Affordable?
Accessible, affordable land transportation for persons with disabilities? It sounds like science fiction. Although noticeable efforts have been made in the private and public sectors concerning the issues, riders with …
Readers
Hello, Nathasha: I’m Jon Scott from Sacramento, CA. I recently discovered your site, and I think it is great. Until I discovered your site in July, I had looked a …
The Evolution of Ignorance
Evolution has recently been under attack from religious zealots in order to encourage the teaching of a theistic concept called, intelligent design. This theory of creationism is threatening to destroy …
Living With Multiple Disabilities
“What did you say?” I asked, as she pointed in the direction I should go. I couldn’t tell exactly where she was pointing, and some of her words were muffled. …
Wiwanyang Wacipi—The Sacred Sun Dance
Over the last 15 or 16 years, I’ve been around Indian ceremonies more than any other kind. I’m not sure why; I never made a conscious choice to follow the …