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Do We Need Adversity to Grow?
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic. My last AND next teleconfrance is on this issue because there’s a lot of meat on the bone for us here I think.
I recently posed the above question “do we need adversity to grow” on disaboom.com, a web based community that is “connecting the millions touched by disability.”
Here’s my [...]
Blinded by the Sound of a Train
A true story about my first walk at night, alone.
After falling down a short flight of stairs, I came to my senses and decided to finally use my cane. I worked one on one with an orientation and mobility instructor at Western Michigan University. I had just moved to Kalamazoo to finish an undergraduate degree. [...]
White Canes and Able
Below I explain a little about white canes and their use. I also talk about my own cane “Able” and why I use him.
There are different techniques that are used with the cane to accomplish tasks such as going up or down stairs, navigating escalators, finding doorways, helping to find dropped objects, and many other [...]
What to do when you meet a gimp.
Since I’m a member of the “disabled community” I have special privileges to talk candidly on this topic. Candidly talk is what I plan to do.
First up, we all don’t know one another.
Last summer, for example, we were Chicago for an art festival when someone asked me… “Oh you live in Orlando, do you know Bob Smith, [...]
Minority or Not?
Alright, here’s a question I’ve been chewing on. ”Are people with disabilities part of a minority group?”
Actually, this is a part of the much larger question, ”what are the benefits and disadvantages of a disabled community?” Lets start with the question of what constitutes a minority group and do people with disabilities fit the definition?
In a sense the ‘disabled” are [...]