disabilities

People with disabilities live every day with the same challenges that we face but with additional limitations. I do not think that people realize what those with disabilities must endure. People with disabilities wish they did not have any limitations, but most have learned to live with their disability and strive to make the best of each day and each challenge.  Read More »

Okay, so today I feel less Rah Rahish, but there is something I'd like to tackle. I just read a blog by a gimp (her word, not mine, so used with tacit permission) who was discussing her new need for attendant care quite well.  Read More »

Lately, I, a Social Worker with a disability trying to win money for her graduate degree, have been searching various scholarships for disabled people, as well as the many other things I am. Happily, some of these scholarships have been listed under minority scholarships, which pleases me a lot. Whoa. What?  Read More »

I know we've all heard stories about people living with various disabilities. Some of these disabilities are brought on at birth through unknown (or sometimes known) causes. They can include various deformities, developmental problems, cognitive problems, deafness, blindness, heart problems...the list just goes on and on.  Read More »

M was down for her nap. I had just read her a story and gone downstairs to unpack her preschool backpack. Her mother was in a comfy family room chair, holding the new baby and trying not to cry. She was in the throes of a bad postpartum depression. M did not really understand that anything was wrong with her mom; she only knew that her routine was all messed up.  Read More »