All Entries Tagged With: "Disabled"
How Social Media can Change Lives
I first wrote this as a guest poster on Jeff Pulver’s Blog
It’s a good perspective check as more and more people are worrying about their futures. Those who can best learning to adapt and grow are our trail blazers right now. The life mantra for successful people who have a disability has really always been [...]
Bear Naked Form
An edited life has become unexeptable for me. What do I mean by an edited life? It’s a life in which I alter what I want to do because of fear. Fear has many faces and manifests itself in as many ways as there are people on this earth.
Don’t be fooled, small, [...]
Homework
Hi all,
Didn’t want you to think I had forgotten about the blog. Barbara has given out a homework assignment that has been taking much of my focus. It’s “due” Thursday night. Given that this homework moves me in the direction of getting my book written, it’s all good.
Barbara Sher is brilliant! The fact that I’m [...]
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 [...]
Next Teleconference April 26
Next Teleconference
THIS SATURDAY!!
Just a reminder, my next teleconference is:
April 26
3:00 – 4:00 PM EDT
There are a few “seats” left for Saturday’s call. If you’re interested in participating, fill out the form on the contact page by 9:00 PM EDT this Friday April 25.
Once I get your email I’ll send you the phone number and access [...]
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 [...]
Electric Chairs
Electric Chairs are used to kill criminals in Texas
Chairs often used by people with mobility issues are called motorized or power chairs.