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With Hope in My Heart, an article I wrote for Audacity Magazine
Recently, my friend Nathasha Alvarez asked me to write an article for her online Audacity Magazine. I was delighted because memories of the struggles I went through to get an education in the 1970s, when inclusion was not an ideal…
A Letter to President Joe Biden
Are you like me? Do your disabilities keep you from benefiting from conventional medical treatment? As you know, my disabilities began with a DPT shot that put my little infant body into a coma, and when I woke up I…
Wishful Thinking: Ableist Attitudes Toward Academic Employment by Prof. Yvonne Singer
I am excited to publish this insightful paper by my friend Professor Yvonne Singer. Here are the first few paragraphs. Click the link at the end to read the entire article. Wishful Thinking: Ablest Attitudes toward Academic Employment by Yvonne…
Creation and Achievement by Dr. Sean P. Dineen and Karen Lynn-Chlup
“What have you accomplished?” This sardonic question asked by non-disabled people seems to sum up a lifetime of exploration and endurance. This is the only community that still, in our day and age, struggles. This community of cerebral palsy folks,…
People’s Illusions
The hardest reality that we, people with cerebral palsy, face today in this world is the steadfast illusions that people without disabilities have about us. It is not what we are, but what they think we are that is the…
Doing Something That Will Create Social Change
How often do you think to yourself, “When are they ever going to get a ramp put in this area?” or, “When are they going to have an elevator installed in this building on campus?” or, “When will transportation happen…
Impressing Others
Picture yourself with a severe disability–unable to talk, walk, feed or bath yourself–yet all of your daily needs are taken care of. Now, picture yourself with a lesser impairment due to #CerebralPalsy. You can walk, talk, and care for yourself.…
Your Reality
As a person with or without Cerebral Palsy I’m sure you have worked hard to become the best person you can be today. You’ve learned, build your aptitude, been loyal to your friends, family, and neighbors; and worked hard to…
Selling Yourself, Selling Your Story
It is very easy as a disabled person to have a vague set of ideas for what you want to accomplish. For all of us, it is more practical to find a reason for why we do the…