In our world so often our major choices seem to be selecting preordained ideas. For some, possibilities are stars shooting in the sky, while people with Cerebral Palsy are “swayed” to sit at home and watch T.V. This comfortable coaxing…
In our world so often our major choices seem to be selecting preordained ideas. For some, possibilities are stars shooting in the sky, while people with Cerebral Palsy are “swayed” to sit at home and watch T.V. This comfortable coaxing…
For those of you, who are like me, the New Year brings many opportunities and challenges. Whether you have a disability or not life keeps moving forward. Chances to grow, chances to expand, chances to face are always present. It’s…
When I was younger, I worked over a 300 extension switchboard as a switchboard operator for a few prominent companies. These firms were unaware of my strengths. They were more skeptical of my ability to do the job. They didn’t…
Too often, we people with disabilities spend a lifetime persuading people who need convincing. We assume the moral correctness of what we seek because we want more for our lives than what the “experts” are willing to give. But more…
There are many positive things a person with Cerebral Palsy and Special Needs can do for themselves. But one must want to do it. One must be willing to step out of the box, and go to any lengths. One…
In the mist of being a disabled person, and having Cerebral Palsy, our words seem to always be misunderstood. The intensity of which we live, speak, and pursue our goals is shocking to the rest of the world. They can’t…
What are the long term impacts and effects for people with Cerebral Palsy and the way we are looked down upon? It’s been my experience, that a great deal of energy and effort has been spent in categorizing particular levels…
How many times have you as a special needs person sat in the team of therapist, counselors and doctor’s office waiting to be given an IQ test? Do you know what it measured? Did it really measure how intelligent you…
How many times have you sat in a doctor’s, counselors, or therapist office, nodding your head politely because you didn’t understand what they said? Or maybe, it was because you knew exactly what they said, and what they really meant? …
When you think back on your life as a person with Cerebral Palsy and Special Needs, what comes to mind? At first, do you personally think of all the discrimination that has come your way? Do you think of all…