October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and the perfect opportunity to learn about the abilities of the disabled in the workplace. As a disabled person I applaud the efforts …
Taking a Trip
So, we took a trip up the “Inside Passage” to Skagway, Alaska, and back. We spent the better part of a week on the ferry, four days in the little …
Advocate or Athlete: Is There a Divide Within the Disabled Community?
Too many times we roll or walk along in our lives failing to stop and take note of all the different roles we hold at any given time. Evolving with …
Celebrating National Disabled Employment Awareness Month
This month is National Disability Awareness Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Oh boy! We have a month all to ourselves! How lucky can we get? Ok, so I …
Big Cry Baby
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 …