In his autobiography “And There Was Light”, Jacques Lusseyran tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a teenage member of …
Million Dollar Baby
This is a hard time for me. The first of March is the one-year anniversary of my son’s death. I really don’t know what to say about that, except, I’m …
POLITICS: Where we’ve come from, where we’re going, and where we better
Life is political-along with other things, of course. We live in society and our social lives are political. That’s pretty obvious. We deal with politics on a daily basis and …
Sail Away To Freedom
Paul, former physical education instructor, traveled from the northeast to attend this event. Thursday night in Coconut Grove, Florida, about 20 people gathered on the third floor of Shake A …
Sailing for Life
Karen Mitchell has a goal to top all of her other sail ing ach department phone achievements. She wants to be the first woman to represent the USA sailing team …
OLYMPIC SAILORS TRAIN DISABLED ATHLETES TO BECOME ELITE
Magnus Liljedahl, winner of the Star Class Sailing 2000 Olympic Gold Medal for the USA, is spearheading the newly named TeamPARADISE effort in Coconut Grove, Florida. The program, which teaches …
Feed Me! Feed Me!
In 1988, I was a defense lawyer for my high school legal team during a mock trial competition. We took first place in the county. Our job was to prevent …
Closest to Us
It’s a rather interesting phenomenon: As members of the disabled community, we spend our time denouncing stereotypes and proving to the outside world that we are more than what they …
Pretentiously Beautiful
It’s become very difficult to anoint the next Nirvana or the next Metallica, during the past few years, due to either a shallowness in the talent pool or just a …