Embracing Differences: Teaching Children About Disability
June 17, 2024
While I was pregnant and into the first weeks after I became a mama, I rode a rollercoaster of frustration, adaptations, and a reckoning of what my... Read More.png)
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June is Sometimes “Extra”
June 12, 2024
My high school students toss the word “extra” around a lot (and I’m certain our own children call me this behind my back, and they aren’t wrong these... Read More.png)
A Shift In Focus
June 5, 2024
For most of my paralyzed life, certainly, on my darker days, I’ve thought of myself as one of life’s casualties. Despite any post-para... Read More.png)
Pride and Dignity
May 31, 2024
June is celebrated as LGBTQ+ Pride Month. It commemorates the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, when the New York City Police raided a... Read More.png)
The Nursing Home Experience
May 30, 2024
Back in my younger days, one of my favorite books was a 1961 non-fiction account called “Black Like Me,” by John Howard Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a... Read More.png)
Navigating Through Graduate School
May 30, 2024
Currently, I'm pursuing a Master's degree at Howard University School of Social Work. Upon receiving my acceptance letter last year, I experienced a... Read More.png)
Lluvia, calor y frio es hora de involucrarnos en el cambio climático
May 23, 2024
Todos los que tenemos una lesión de la médula espinal sabemos que salir es toda una preparación de vestimenta y de buscar a alguien que pueda... Read More
The Caregiver Search Continues...
May 22, 2024
As of late, I feel like the Caregiver Search Crisis has reached a new low and I continue to wrap my brain around a system that seems so broken. In my... Read More.png)
A Disabled Single Mother
May 21, 2024
Life is a journey filled with twists and turns, ups and downs, and challenges that test our strength and resilience. For some, like me, the journey... Read MoreThe opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.