Blogs / Writings / Stories: Publications and Resources

Summary: The information contained in the database below feature a diverse collection of interesting articles and blogs that delve into personal experiences with disabilities, health challenges, caregiving, and societal responses to disability. Topics include real life accessibility issues, identity shifts after acquiring a disability, and debates on societal perceptions of disabled individuals. These publications provide valuable perspectives and practical insights for people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and seniors. It pulls together personal stories, expert opinions, and practical guides from various writers, offering a wealth of perspectives. These pieces are valuable for anyone curious about disability issues, delivering helpful tips, thought-provoking ideas, and relatable experiences that can inform and inspire people, including those navigating disabilities or aging. By sharing real-life stories and expert opinions, the content offers relatable narratives and helpful information that can inspire thoughtful discussions and a deeper understanding of living with disabilities.

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Blogs / Writings / Stories: Publications and Resources
Title of Document	Paper Author	Peer Review	Preface / Postface	Publication Type	Publish Date	Updated / Revised
A Seat at the Table: Amplifying the Voices of Young People with Disabilities	Nir Shrestha		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Paper, Essay	2025/09/07
When Fighting for My Child's Education Almost Cost Me My Life	Laura E. Belarbi		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Submitted Article	2025/08/17
From Chalk to Tech: A Teacher's View on Education Reform	Kathleen M. Cleaver		✓ Postface	Submitted Article	2025/05/14
Planning for the Future: Aging, Family, and Your Disabled Adult Child	Kathleen M. Cleaver		✓ Preface	Informative	2024/08/28	2025/02/07
My Journey in Services for People with Multiple Disabilities	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece, Editorial	2024/05/24
Memoir Explores the Journey of a Woman Towards a Diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder	Ian C. Langtree			Literature / Review	2024/05/10	2024/08/23
Celebrating Special Education Inclusion and the Forgotten Children	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Informative	2024/03/13
The Need for High Quality Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Complex Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID)	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Informative	2024/01/25
Investing in Inclusion: The Imperative For Nepal's Educational Future	Nir Shrestha		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Paper, Essay	2023/12/01	2025/09/07
Family, Disability, and a Dagwood Sandwich	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/11/06
Book Review: Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive	Tsara Shelton			Literature / Review	2023/10/28
Equality Amendments Could Increase the Political Influence of the Disabled	Pavel Kuljuk			Opinion Piece, Editorial	2023/10/03	2025/08/19
A Different Way to See - Part 3	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/09/10
A Different Way to See - Part 2	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/08/07	2023/09/10
Lack of Sports Facilities for Visually Impaired Persons in Pakistan: A Call for Inclusivity and Support	Usman Afzal			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/08/05	2023/09/26
Joseph Moyo Appeals to the Zambian Government for Euthanasia	Joseph Moyo			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/07/30
A Different Way to See - Part 1	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/06/29	2023/09/10
Closing the Gap: Achieving Equitable Education for Persons with Disabilities in Pakistan	Usman Afzal			Observational Study	2023/06/25	2023/10/05
The Beauty of Diversity: Changing Perspectives Through Mr. and Miss Blind Rockers	Jalasa Sapkota			Informative	2023/06/12	2024/09/30
Empowering Autonomy: Challenging Disability Stigma and Supporting Independent Living	Jalasa Sapkota			Informative	2023/05/12	2024/09/30
Disability Inclusive Local Governance: Practices and Challenges in Nepal	Nir Shrestha		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Informative	2023/05/06	2025/09/08
Recognizing Children with Multiple Disabilities	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2023/05/01	2024/02/15
Gender Equity for Women with Disabilities in Nepal: Challenges and Recommendations	Jalasa Sapkota			Informative	2023/04/08	2024/09/30
Scared at School: Violence, Shootings, and Changes	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2023/03/28
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Challenges of Disability and Digital Inclusion in Nepal	Jalasa Sapkota			Informative	2023/03/03	2024/09/30
When Your Child is Disabled - Advice from a Wise Woman I Wish I Had Followed	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2023/02/21	2023/05/24
Looking Back At Christmas Through Their Eyes	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2023/01/25	2023/01/27
Stop The Threat - Stop The Stigma: A Police Officer's Mental Health	Adam A. Meyers				2023/01/07	2023/06/23
The Seven Virtues of a Healthy Democracy	Penn State				2022/08/29
Disability: We Have Superpowers Too	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2022/08/11
Who Am I? What Should I Call Myself?	Sameer Bhide			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2022/07/30	2023/09/26
How People Who Are Disabled Can Fix Us	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2022/06/12
A Blue Rose in a Bouquet of Flowers	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2022/05/21	2022/06/12
Becoming Eighteen: One Girl's Apprehensions and Observations	Meagan R. Langtree				2022/04/21
What People Say When You Have a Disabled Child - And Maybe What They Should Have Said	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2022/03/11
We Laugh So We Don't Cry: Caring for a Disabled Family Member	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2022/01/26
Inclusion: It Works Both Ways	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2021/09/08	2022/03/11
Banging on the Door of Banks: An Experience of a Visually Disabled Person	Masoom Reza			Paper, Essay	2021/07/12	2025/08/19
Dreams for Our Daughter	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2021/06/23	2021/07/31
Living with a Sibling and Her disABILITY	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2021/06/07	2022/03/11
How the Politicization of Covid 19 Affects People with Disabilities	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2021/05/04	2021/08/23
Hidden Grief Part 2: Grandparents	Kathleen M. Cleaver				2021/04/23	2022/03/11
Hidden Grief Part 1	Kathleen M. Cleaver			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2021/04/08	2024/02/14
What 2020 Taught Me About Disability in the UK	Paul Dodenhoff				2021/01/04	2021/02/08
I Got More Help at The Cinema Than the Optician	Daniel Williams			Submitted Article	2020/02/28	2025/04/28
Our Children Are Worth It	Stephanie Bozarth, Chairman of the Board of Directors, National MPS Society				2018/07/13	2018/07/17
Last of the Seven Summits: Making History for Hemophilia!	Save One Life, Inc.			Announcement / Notification	2017/12/22	2023/09/16
Chef With Disabilities Uses Stand-Up Wheelchair	Vocational Rehabilitation			Awareness, Appreciation	2017/10/16	2024/05/02
Amputee Model Breaking Barriers in Fashion and Shattering Stigma of Disability	Global Disability Inclusion				2017/07/19	2019/03/06
Big Dreams, Great Job at Minnesota Best Buy for Man with Cerebral Palsy	ProAct, Inc.				2017/06/16	2019/03/05
Cystic Fibrosis: Caroline Is In Control	LMU Munich				2017/01/13	2022/03/22
A View from Ahead: Realities and Possibilities Post Injury	Ian C. Langtree		✓ Preface	Opinion Piece, Editorial	2016/11/21	2025/02/07
Airman's Battle With Stage II Non-seminoma Testicular Cancer	Ian C. Langtree		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Submitted Article	2016/11/21	2025/10/03
When I Auditioned for 'America's Next Top Model'	Cynthia Murphy				2016/04/25
When You Are Scared or No Longer Care - Mental Illness and Violence	Thomas C. Weiss			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2015/11/15	2023/07/24
How Much of Life is in a Man's Hands?	Downs Designs Dreams				2015/11/11	2020/12/05
Alcoholism: The Loss of a Friend to Alcohol	Thomas C. Weiss				2015/10/13	2021/07/25
Steven Foelsch - A Busy Advocate for People with Disabilities	Starkloff Disability Institute in St. Louis				2015/10/09	2019/03/06
New Life In China for St. Louis Woman with Disabilities	Starkloff Disability Institute in St. Louis				2015/09/03	2017/06/16
Diabetic NASCAR Driver Wins at Daytona International Speedway	Eli Lilly and Company				2015/02/22	2019/03/06
Writing Medical Review Articles - Scholar Strategies	Loyola University Health System				2015/01/22
Two-Time Cancer Survivor Heads to South Pole	Milestones Communications				2015/01/15	2019/03/06
Rethinking People-First Language: A Critical View on Disability Terminology	Ian C. Langtree		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Informative	2015/01/13	2025/11/03
Teacher with Larsen Syndrome Role Model for Students	Ian C. Langtree				2014/12/24	2021/09/26
Socio-cultural Interpretation: Disability, Technology, Sustainable Development	Juwel Rana				2014/12/02	2021/10/06
Most US Presidents Forgotten Within 50 - 100 Years	Washington University in St. Louis				2014/11/28	2020/11/15
For the Love of Babies	Elizabeth Gwilliam				2014/05/09	2021/01/15
Skydiving a Release from Life in a Wheelchair for Matthew Dooley	Josh Hart				2014/04/27	2016/09/24
Adaptive Clothing for People with Down Syndrome by Ashley	Thomas C. Weiss		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Informative	2013/09/14	2025/08/25
A Dream - A Challenge - A Life Changing Moment	Diane Vitillo, MS, OTR, PTA, CAPS				2013/02/06	2022/02/17
Middle Aged Adults Face Pressure From Both Children and Parents	OSU College of Public Health and Human Sciences				2013/01/25
People with Disabilities and Freezing Temperatures	Thomas C. Weiss		✓ Preface	Informative	2013/01/16	2025/02/11
Sierra Gregg: Trailblazer for Americans with Disabilities	Ian C. Langtree			Informative	2013/01/13	2024/03/29
Hand-drawn Holiday Cards by Boy with Autism Funds Research	University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center				2012/12/31	2013/06/08
Three Days in the Life - Penny Pepper	Penny Pepper				2012/11/21	2019/03/05
Portrayal of Amputee Villains in Film and Theater	Rachel Handler				2012/11/10	2022/01/16
Martyn Sibley: European Tour with Disability	Ian C. Langtree			Informative	2012/09/13	2023/08/11
We Are What We Live In: Get Organized, Get Happy!	Pooja Gugnani				2012/08/16	2021/08/07
Toxic Mattress Chemicals Can Make You Sick	Ian C. Langtree		✓ Preface	Informative	2012/01/16	2025/02/04
Preventing Electric Shocks From Static Electricity	Ian C. Langtree		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Informative	2012/01/13	2025/05/06
Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability and Global Expansion	Meriah Nichols			Paper, Essay	2011/12/05	2025/08/19
Reflections on Happiness	Martina Roe				2011/11/28	2021/11/23
7 Billion People Not an Issue - Human Development is What Counts	International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis				2011/10/27
Disability Diamond Theory - Martyn Sibley	Martyn Sibley				2011/09/29	2014/03/15
Wheelchairs and Medicare	American Association for Home-care				2011/09/18	2011/09/19
2 Yr Old's Understand Complex Grammar	University of Liverpool				2011/08/23	2015/04/19
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Bill's Story	Vonnie Sheadel				2011/08/22	2022/01/10
Overcoming Adversity and Beating the Odds	Ian C. Langtree				2011/07/30	2022/01/28
Enmeshment: Dysfunctional Relational Pattern	Ian C. Langtree				2011/07/18	2022/02/08
Creating a Business Blog: The Power of Blogging	Ian C. Langtree				2011/07/08	2022/02/16
A Life's Lesson From The Front-lines of Developmental Disabilities	Sandra Houghton				2011/06/20	2011/08/27
Everything You Think, Feel or Say is Important	Dennis Biancuzzo				2011/06/20	2022/03/02
Things My Father Taught Me: Love and Disability	Thomas C. Weiss				2011/05/15	2022/04/02
Loneliness and Social Isolation Due to Disability	Thomas C. Weiss		✓ Preface	Informative	2011/04/03	2025/02/14
Experiences with Chondromalacia Patella	Thomas C. Weiss				2011/03/25	2016/06/08
Living With Chronic Tendonitis	Ian C. Langtree				2011/03/18	2017/04/15
Connections with Communication Technology and Sleep Patterns	National Sleep Foundation				2011/03/07
Karen: Tribute to Life of Girl with Muscular Dystrophy	Gisele Leblanc				2011/02/24	2019/03/06
Environmental Disaster of Unprecedented Proportions from Millions of Abandoned Gas and Oil Wells	EcoHearth.com				2011/02/10
Falling on Deaf Ears	Denise Watson				2011/02/09	2013/06/16
The Effect of Technology on the Fourth Amendment	Law Offices of Howard A. Snader, LLC				2011/02/04	2014/07/06
There Are No Limits to What You Can Do	Human Performance Technologies				2011/01/18	2019/03/06
After Christmas Boxing Day Sales & Specials	Ian C. Langtree				2010/12/26	2016/09/24
When Do Athletes Reach Their Physical Limits?	Inderscience Publishers	Yes		Informative	2010/12/22	2024/05/30
Christmas Holidays Arrive Once Again	Thomas C. Weiss			Opinion Piece / Editorial	2010/12/21	2023/09/16
Plan to Save Thousands of American Lives Ignored by Washington	Terence Mix, Attorney at Law				2010/11/27
We Are Enabled By Design: Universal Design and Accessibility	Duncan P Edwards				2010/11/25	2013/06/14
New Jersey Walks for TS to Raise Awareness of Tourette Syndrome	NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome				2010/11/03	2019/03/06
Terminal at 4 Years Old - Triumphant at 22	Kakkis EveryLife Foundation				2010/10/30	2019/03/06
Being a Good Neighbor to People with Disabilities	Ian C. Langtree			Informative	2010/10/20	2023/12/03
Refugees with Disabilities	Chit Chat for Facebook				2010/10/18	2013/06/01
My Journey of Self Discovery - Martina Roe	Martina Roe				2010/10/08	2016/06/14
Do Children Understand Irony	University of Montreal				2010/09/14
Age-Old Advice from Your Elders	Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University				2010/09/13
Ovulating Women Buy Sexier Clothing	University of Chicago Press Journals				2010/08/24	2014/11/28
How Teenage Mental Illness Relates to the Homeless Youth	MWellA				2010/08/23	2016/04/05
Walking Across America with Brain Tumors	HaroldSays				2010/08/22	2019/03/06
Steph Cutler - Inspiration and Motivation Mentoring and Training	Steph Cutler				2010/07/14	2016/06/12
Adversity: Here to Break Us or Make Us	Steph Cutler				2010/07/14	2016/06/12
The Day I Met Christopher Reeve	Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.				2010/07/13	2019/03/06
Living Life to it's Fullest: Embracing the Differently Abled	Marina Chernyak				2010/07/12	2013/06/15
Reflecting About Empathy	Martina Roe				2010/07/12
Alternative Evolution: Why Change Your Own Genes When You Can Borrow Someone Else's	University of Rochester				2010/07/10	2017/05/10
Paul Fejtek First Person with Brachial Plexus Palsy to Climb all Seven Summits	Challenged Athletes Foundation				2010/05/26	2019/03/06
Navigating Disability: Exploring the Personal, Professional, and Ethical Challenges	Michelle Fattig			Instructive / Helpful	2010/05/25	2023/12/03
Record Number of Americans Ready to Leave U.S.	InternationalLiving.com				2010/03/31
Tattletale Pill Signals it has been Swallowed	University of Florida				2010/03/31
What-Up Birds? A Heartwarming SOFTIN Memory	Capt. David Bacon, Executive Director, SOFTIN				2010/02/01	2019/03/06
Restoring Vitality in Our Lives	Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.				2010/01/08	2019/03/06
Poor Face Greater Health Burden than Smokers or the Obese	Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health				2009/12/22	2010/07/09
Does Discipline Really Change the Behavior of Children	Mark Lakewood CEO				2009/11/25	2013/06/15
Jacobson Award Recipient Wants to Be a Taxpayer	Courage Center				2009/10/19
Ardipithecus Ramidus - Ardi - Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestors	Ardi				2009/10/12	2017/05/10
Cab Driver Can Not Donate Kidney to Passenger	Mayo Clinic				2009/10/06
Politically Incorrect Words List	Global Language Monitor				2009/10/05
To Walk or Not to Walk that is the Question	Wheelyboy				2009/09/30	2019/02/04
Nancy Pelosi Fears Violence	Ian C. Langtree				2009/09/25	2016/09/24
Gadgets and Gizmos	Roly Clulow				2009/09/14
Encounters with Disabled Toilets	Roly Clulow				2009/09/14
The Arrogance or Ignorance of the Healthy	Roly Clulow				2009/09/13
Acceptance and Loss: Pain, Stress and Disability	Jonathan Blood Smyth				2009/09/07	2019/03/06
The Choices Faced by a Busted-Up Veteran	DAVinThePI				2009/09/07
New Video Blog Opens Eyes to Treatment of Disabled	Eva Sweeney				2009/08/29	2013/06/16
Why Obama's Dog has Curly Hair	University of Utah				2009/08/27
The Sixth Sense: Fish and the Lateral-line System	Technische Universitaet Muenchen		✓ Preface ✓ Postface	Research, Study, Analysis	2009/08/26	2025/04/19
How to Turn-a-Round a Bad Day at Work	Stephanie Goddard				2009/08/17	2019/03/06
Outraged by Treatment of Disabled Today	Tanya Raquel Johnson				2009/08/03	2009/08/21
Store Treatment - Disability Awareness	Marie B.				2009/08/02	2009/08/21
Fixing America's Growing Disability Housing Problem	Ian C. Langtree			Opinion Piece, Editorial	2009/08/02	2024/06/17
Disabled Veteran Left out in the Cold	Carl O. Akers				2009/08/02	2009/08/21
New to Being Disabled	Deborah-Lee Erb Renna				2009/08/02	2009/08/21
Don't Live in the Past As Nothing is Forever Fated	Keith				2009/07/25	2019/03/06
SOFTIN's Interaction Among Special Needs Kids	Capt. David Bacon, Executive Director, SOFTIN				2009/07/15	2019/03/06
Guitar Player Turns His Disability Around	Ian C. Langtree				2009/07/08	2019/03/06
Disability No Block to this Graduate!	Thomas C. Weiss				2009/07/07	2019/03/06
The Real Story of Softin is Stories of the People We Serve	Capt. David Bacon Executive Director SOFTIN				2009/07/07	2019/03/06
Seafaring Opportunities for Those in Need (SOFTIN) Inc.	Capt. David Bacon				2009/07/06	2019/03/06
Building Your Net Worth Through Friendships	Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.				2009/06/02	2019/03/06
Standup for MS: A Story of Mobility Rehabilitation	Laurence Robb				2009/05/28	2019/03/05
Jessica Cox: Pilot with No Arms and Inspirational Speaker	Ian C. Langtree			Informative	2009/04/21	2023/09/28
How to Develop Self Discipline	Rosemarie Rossetti, Ph.D.				2008/02/01	2019/03/06

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