July 26th is the 35th anniversary of the ADA becoming law in the US. The ADA was monumental because it made the field more level for physically challenged people, like me, in relation to our able-bodied counterparts. Suddenly, the world opened for people like me. I could get an education, vote, be employed, and go
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I have had so many conversations with people who love me in the last few weeks. These conversations keep opening me up, push me to think, and to consider what is going to be, or might be for me. The best way to explain it might be to say consider what is possible for me
A few weeks ago, I was getting ready to do some work on my desktop computer. My desktop computer is just a little over a year old and has worked great until this day. When I turned on my computer on this day my monitor stayed black. After checking all the wires to make sure
The other day I was putting up my video on my blog’s Instagram when I happened to cross a video that was telling everybody what they should be doing. It struck me and it stayed with me. This video had thousands and thousands of views. I went and checked how many people had liked the
July 26th is the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becoming law. I wrote a post about what it means to and for me 30 years in 2020. You can read that here: https://wordpress.com/posts/thrivingwithcerebralpalsy.com?s=What+the+A What I want to talk about, now, is the work still to be done. Yes, the ADA made
If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that I have been on a faith transformation journey. I think that journey might take the rest of my life, but I have some more thoughts about how we let grace lead. It is so important to let grace lead the lives of faith
Somebody asked me the other day why I am honest in my posts. I was taken aback and ask them to elaborate. They said they don’t understand how I’m so honest in my posts and why I chose to be. They ask if I missed my privacy. I told them I wanted to answer their
2021 was a rough year for me. Some of it I documented here. A lot I didn’t. It was rough for all of us. I want 2022 to be joyous for us all. We need it. If you lost love ones know that I share your grief and you are not alone. I want this
If you have followed my blog for a while, you know I’ve had lots of problems with my main chair and my back up chair pretty much since I launched my blog. Valuing my independence means I have a backup chair. Going out for a full day would be too tiring without a powerchair. In
Saturday was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Like most Americans, I remember where I was and what I was doing that day. The memories are burned into my brain as are the feelings and emotions I had. In school the day started like any other, and then the news started to filter through the hallways.