Disability Blogs: Stories and Writings Regarding Disabilities Document List

Blogs - Writings - Stories Publications - (138 Articles)

• How People Who Are Disabled Can Fix Us

  Kathleen M. Cleaver writes regarding the current state of turmoil in the world today and how disabled people may be able to teach us to fix ourselves.

• A Blue Rose in a Bouquet of Flowers

  Because there are so few blue roses, we don't know much about them. We only know that they have to be tended to more carefully and loved more.

• Becoming Eighteen: One Girl's Apprehensions and Observations

  17-year-old Meagan Langtree pens her thoughts on the trials and tribulations of transitioning to adulthood.

• What People Say When You Have a Disabled Child - And Maybe What They Should Have Said

  I have three daughters; two are normal and one disabled. Most comments about my normal daughters are generic in nature, the most positive being that they were pretty, smart, and compassionate. The worst being I was spoiling them.

• We Laugh So We Don't Cry: Caring for a Disabled Family Member

  When you are disabled or care for a disabled person you often have friends who you can share stories with that others don't find interesting or humorous. These are the friends who laugh with us so we don't cry.

• Inclusion: It Works Both Ways

  Kathleen M. Cleaver writes on the various forms of inclusion both at home and in the classroom.

• Banging on the Door of Banks: An Experience of a Visually Disabled Person

  Masoom Reza, a final year law student at Jamia Millia Islamia, writes on his experience as a visually disabled person trying to open a bank account.

• Dreams for Our Daughter

  The dream of independence for a child with a disability may look much different than a dream independence for a normal child - it often requires adaptations and modifications.

• Living with a Sibling and Her disABILITY

  Kathleen M. Cleaver writes on the positive and negative effects that a sibling with a disability has on a family and the siblings themselves.

• How the Politicization of Covid 19 Affects People with Disabilities

  Article by Kathleen M. Cleaver regarding Covid-19 effects on health and the disability community.

• Hidden Grief Part 2: Grandparents

  This is the second part of Hidden Grief by Kathleen M. Cleaver, the parent of Tricia who has multiple disabilities caused by hypoxia during the birth process.

• Hidden Grief Part 1

  Article by Kathleen M. Cleaver, the parent of Tricia who has multiple disabilities caused by hypoxia during the birth process.

• What 2020 Taught Me About Disability in the UK

  Paul Dodenhoff reports on how the current COVID-19 global pandemic has further highlighted people with disabilities are still actively discriminated against.

• I Got More Help at The Cinema Than the Optician!

  Emma and Alan share their experiences of visiting their opticians in the UK and believe their cinema provides more support for people with sight loss..

• Our Children Are Worth It

  Should one consider the life of a person with a disability less valuable than the life of a person without a disability.

• Last of the Seven Summits - Making History for Hemophilia!

  Mountaineer and Save One Life board Member Chris Bombardier is set to scale the Last of the Seven Summits, Mt. Vinson, becoming the first person with hemophilia in history to climb all Seven Summits.

• Chef with Disabilities Uses Stand-Up Wheelchair

  Vocational Rehabilitation story of a chef who was able to return to his cooking career with the help of assistive technology.

• Amputee Model Breaking Barriers in Fashion and Shattering Stigma of Disability

  Amputee model Shaholly Ayers is breaking beauty barriers and is currently featured in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale catalog.

• Big Dreams, Great Job at Minnesota Best Buy for Man with Cerebral Palsy

  Mongolia native finds Best Buy job with help from ProAct, leads smartphone app session for disability leaders, selected as national conference panelist.

• Are YOU Beautiful?

  Not only does our society teach us what encompasses beauty but human nature has also ingrained us with this knowledge.

• The Ways Disability Is Beautiful

  Thank you for showing me that my beauty is not tucked into my nail polish bottle nor folded neatly among my shirts.

• The Ways You Can See Hidden Disability

  Caylee Shea writes on the trials and tribulations of having a hidden illness or invisible disability.

• Cystic Fibrosis: Caroline Is In Control

  LMU student Caroline Schambeck has Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease, but she does not let her illness dominate her life.

• The Art of Sitting - Quest for Peace

  Caylee Shea takes us on a journey of meditation with her article - The Art of Sitting - Quest for Peace.

• Health and Disability It's Your Year!

  If you have disabilities, let's make it our resolution to help those who are less fortunate in seeing life the way we get to.

• My Disabled Holiday - Caylee Shea

  I remember my first Holiday season after I became disabled. All of our Christmas decorations twinkling, the smell of home-made apple pie and bread rolls filled the air..

• A View from Ahead: Realities and Possibilities Post Injury

  A View from Ahead, Realities and Possibilities Post Injury is a paper by a C5-C6 quadriplegic looking at life with disabilities.

• Airman Reflects on His Battle with Testicular Cancer

  Tech. Sgt. Nathan Combs tells of his fight with stage II non-seminoma, a cancer that affects the testicle but is curable in almost 90% of cases.

• When I Auditioned for 'America's Next Top Model'

  Article about my personal experiences with Treacher Collins Syndrome - a craniofacial disability.

• When You Are Scared or No Longer Care - Mental Illness and Violence

  Thomas C. Weiss writes on the topic of mental illness and violence, and includes his own personal experiences.

• How Much of Life is in a Man's Hands?

  The loss of your hands can severely affect independence, drastically alter confidence, daily activities, and can trigger emotions of guilt.

• Alcoholism: The Loss of a Friend to Alcohol

  Thomas C. Weiss writes on the loss of a friend due to alcoholism related health problems.

• Steven Foelsch - A Busy Advocate for People with Disabilities

  Steven Foelsch, Director of Education Programs at Starkloff Disability Institute, enjoys the best of both worlds.

• New Life In China for St. Louis Woman with Disabilities

  Laura Merleau-McGrady in Guangzhou, China, begins new job as English teacher at The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University.

• Diabetic NASCAR Driver Wins at Daytona International Speedway

  NASCAR Xfinity Series driver and Lilly Diabetes ambassador Ryan Reed wins Alert Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway.

• Writing Medical Review Articles - Scholar Strategies

  Strategies scholars use when writing review articles include narrative review, systematic review, scoping, critical-realist and open peer commentary.

• Two-Time Cancer Survivor Heads to South Pole

  Swarner is no newcomer to amazing feats, he was the first cancer patient to summit Mt. Everest and conquer the Seven Summits.

• People First Language: An Oppositional Viewpoint

  This is a thought that has been on my mind for awhile in regards to people first language and what it does to this industry.

• Teacher with Larsen Syndrome Role Model for Students

  Vocational Rehabilitation shares a story about a woman with Larsens Syndrome who found her dream job as a teacher.

• Socio-cultural Interpretation: Disability, Technology, Sustainable Development

  Research paper outlines disability conditions in Bangladesh including types, causes and its socio-cultural construction.

• Most US Presidents Forgotten Within 50 - 100 Years

  Study reveals most American presidents destined to be forgotten within 50 to 100 years of their serving as president of the United States.

• For the Love of Babies

  Guest blog post by Elizabeth Gwilliam regarding some of the challenges of parenting.

• Skydiving a Release from Life in a Wheelchair for Matthew Dooley

  Matthew Dooley has cerebral palsy however that does not prevent him from enjoying the sport of skydiving.

• Adaptive Clothing for People with Down Syndrome by Ashley

  Ashley DeRamus launches her own line of adaptive clothing specifically developed for people with Down syndrome.

• A Dream - A Challenge - A Life Changing Moment

  My dream of becoming an inventor came true more importantly my dream of changing the life of just one person became a reality.

• Middle Aged Adults Face Pressure From Both Children and Parents

  Many older people are living longer which adds new and unanticipated needs that their children often must step up to assist with.

• People with Disabilities and Freezing Temperatures

  Information concerning persons with disability regarding dealing with cold winter weather, frostnip, and frostbite.

• Sierra Gregg: Trailblazer for Americans with Disabilities

  Sierra Gregg at Missouri Truman State University is legally blind but proves hard work dedication and belief in a cause can overcome all limitations.

• Hand-drawn Holiday Cards by Boy with Autism Funds Research

  The jaunty snowmen and colorful Christmas trees on the holiday cards began as ad hoc therapy and from the start we wanted that money to go to research.

• Three Days in the Life - Penny Pepper

  Penny Pepper has never let her disability define who she is or what she can do she has been a model a wheelchair burlesque dancer and in a punk band.

• Portrayal of Amputee Villains in Film and Theater

  Article looks at how amputee actors are often portrayed in movies and theater.

• Martyn Sibley: European Tour with Disability

  Martyn Sibley born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy is beginning a journey across Europe in a specially adapted car.

• We Are What We Live In: Get Organized, Get Happy!

  Clutter can affect mental physical and spiritual health by creating low energy levels, bad moods, poor decision making, pessimism and fatigue.

• Toxic Mattress Chemicals Can Make You Sick

  A Guide to some of the chemicals that your mattress may be composed of including their health risks.

• Preventing Electric Shocks from Static Electricity

  Information on how to stop getting shocked from electrostatic discharges in your home, car, or wheelchair.

• Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability and Global Expansion

  Disability is a means by which the human race can push to new heights and challenge ourselves to new levels of greatness.

• Reflections on Happiness

  Article by Martina Roe on how to be happy as well as how to achieve and enjoy the feeling of happiness.

• 7 Billion People Not an Issue - Human Development is What Counts

  Experts argue it is not the number of people that matters but more so their distribution by age education health status and location that is relevant to local and global sustainability.

• Disability Diamond Theory - Martyn Sibley

  Disability Diamond Theory by Martyn Sibley is a disability model that focuses on an individuals impairment, needs, aspirations and life choices.

• Wheelchairs and Medicare

  The media often focuses on the price that Medicare pays to provide power wheelchairs to its beneficiaries.

• 2 Yr Old's Understand Complex Grammar

  Psychologists have found children as young as two years old have understanding of complex grammar even before they have learned to speak in full sentences.

• Prader-Willi Syndrome: Bill's Story

  Bill Sheadel was born with Prader-Willi Syndrome and has been praying for a cure for since he was just a little tot.

• Overcoming Adversity and Beating the Odds

  Results of a new national study found that what does not kill us can make us mentally stronger.

• Enmeshment: Dysfunctional Relational Pattern

  Enmeshment is a therapeutic term often misunderstood, this article covers what is enmeshment and how can a family recover from this dysfunctional relational pattern.

• Creating a Business Blog: The Power of Blogging

  Regular blog posts known as blogging is a very effective area in which businesses can market their brand and reach a new demographic of customers.

• A Life's Lesson From The Front-lines of Developmental Disabilities

  I have seen firsthand the importance of teaching self-awareness and social communication to students.

• Everything You Think, Feel or Say is Important

  We should never waste one ounce of it, good, bad or indifferent. Everything you think, everything you feel, everything you have to say or not have to say, is important.

• Things My Father Taught Me: Love and Disability

  Love is something that might seem to be hidden at times as I grew up my perceptions of love were being developed even as I sometimes failed to recognize that they were.

• Lighthouse for the Blind-St. Louis Hand Soap Certified for Federal BioPreferred Program

  The hand soap is the very first product approved for the federal AbilityOne program which helps provide employment for people who are blind or severely disabled.

• Social Isolation Due to Disability

  Social isolation due to disability is not a new issue for many people with disabilities, the ADA is only part of the issue involving social isolation disabled people experience there are many other issues involved.

• Experiences with Chondromalacia Patella

  One of the diagnosis I have is Chondromalacia Patella a condition that is also referred to as Patellofemoral syndrome or Knee pain chondromalacia.

• Living With Chronic Tendonitis

  I experienced pain in my arms and elbows for months before I finally went to a doctor at the insistence of my supervisors.

• Connections with Communication Technology and Sleep Patterns

  Annual Sleep in America poll exploring connections with communications technology use and sleep patterns in Americans.

• Karen: Tribute to Life of Girl with Muscular Dystrophy

  After four or five months of growth we noticed that she was kind of slow and were told that she had Muscular Dystrophy.

• Environmental Disaster of Unprecedented Proportions from Millions of Abandoned Gas and Oil Wells

  Failed capping technology and oversight make millions of abandoned oil and gas wells worldwide ecological disasters waiting to happen.

• Falling on Deaf Ears

  Specialists have told me that as I can not hear my own voice it is now not the same as it used to be and that is not something I can not do anything about.

• The Effect of Technology on the Fourth Amendment

  The Fourth Amendment has offered protection from unreasonable searches and seizures but those protections are being minimized by new laws and court decisions upholding invasive investigatory tactics by state and federal agencies.

• There Are No Limits to What You Can Do

  What if you could accomplish all that you set out to do with no limits.

• After Christmas Boxing Day Sales & Specials

  Shoppers can save on a large range of items they need throughout the year by shopping the after Christmas or Boxing Day sales.

• When Do Athletes Reach their Physical Limits - Can Human Performance Continue to Improve

  Running and swimming records are broken at almost every international athletics event but can human performance continue to improve indefinitely.

• Christmas Holidays Arrive Once Again

  The holiday season has found me feeling rather flat this year with so much going on.

• Plan to Save Thousands of American Lives Ignored by Washington

  Lawyer claims his plan to reform the FDA could save 100000 lives a year but is ignored by Congress and the White House.

• We Are Enabled By Design: Universal Design and Accessibility

  Equip-able Ltd sponsored and participated in the first event held by the founders of the website Enabledbydesign.

• New Jersey Walks for TS to Raise Awareness of Tourette Syndrome

  Tourette Syndrome is an inherited neurological disorder seen in as many as 1 in 100 children.

• Terminal at 4 Years Old - Triumphant at 22

  In 1992 when Dant was 4-years-old he got to meet his hero Nolan Ryan and exchanged autographs.

• Being a Good Neighbor to People with Disabilities

  Disabilities come in several forms some individuals might be physically impaired to the extent that they have difficulty moving or executing physical tasks.

• Refugees with Disabilities

  Disabled refugees are one of the most vulnerable populations in the United States.

• My Journey of Self Discovery - Martina Roe

  This is a story about me setting off on a road of discovery and searching my place in the world.

• Do Children Understand Irony

  Findings from the University of Montreal reveals that children as young as four are able to understand and use irony.

• Age-Old Advice from Your Elders

  Sometimes elderly advice is the best advice as older adults declining ability to control their responses allows them to provide a greater quantity and quality of advice.

• Ovulating Women Buy Sexier Clothing

  In an unconscious attempt to outdo female rivals ovulating women buy sexier clothing.

• How Teenage Mental Illness Relates to the Homeless Youth

  Many troubled youth become runaways or are abandoned to the streets without a place to call home.

• Walking Across America with Brain Tumors

  Disabled Consumer Advocate to Positively Walk Across America with Brain Tumors for Charity.

• Steph Cutler - Inspiration and Motivation Mentoring and Training

  Having acquired a disability I realized many of the barriers disabled people face on a day-to-day basis.

• Adversity: Here to Break Us or Make Us

  There are many success stories of disabled individuals overcoming adversity.

• The Day I Met Christopher Reeve

  Each of us has heroes we admire, some of our heroes we have known personally, while others we admire from afar, I met my hero, Christopher Reeve.

• Living Life to it's Fullest: Embracing the Differently Abled

  Disability can be defined as a condition that can impair limit or place restrictions on the ability to function.

• Reflecting About Empathy

  Till I started my Introduction to counseling skills course I had very little idea what empathy meant.

• Alternative Evolution: Why Change Your Own Genes When You Can Borrow Someone Else's

  Principle of evolution that plants and animals can adapt genetically in ways that help them better survive and reproduce.

• Paul Fejtek First Person with Brachial Plexus Palsy to Climb all Seven Summits

  Paul Fejtek a person with Brachial Plexus Palsy climbs the highest mountain on each continent.

• Personal Professional and Ethical Dilemma

  In my professional roles I advocate for and make appropriate suggestions for accommodations and interventions for people.

• Record Number of Americans Ready to Leave U.S.

  International Living Survey Shows Record Number of Americans Ready to Leave the U.S..

• Tattletale Pill Signals it has been Swallowed

  Engineers design pill that signals it has been swallowed.

• What-Up Birds? A Heartwarming SOFTIN Memory

  What-up birds are a pair of seagulls who adopted the SOFTIN boat WaveWalker and visit us when we come back to harbor.

• Restoring Vitality in Our Lives

  Turn on your favorite music and transport yourself to a place and time of happiness and peace.

• Poor Face Greater Health Burden than Smokers or the Obese

  Poverty and dropout rates as important as health problem and smoking in the United States.

• Does Discipline Really Change the Behavior of Children

  Discipline was never intended to have an effect on children.

• Jacobson Award Recipient Wants to Be a Taxpayer

  Hughes is on his way to reaching his goal as this years Judd Jacobson Memorial Award recipient.

• Ardipithecus Ramidus - Ardi - Oldest Skeleton of Human Ancestors

  Discovery of Ardi a relatively complete Ardipithecus ramidus fossil skeleton sheds light on human evolution.

• Cab Driver Can Not Donate Kidney to Passenger

  Tom Chappell a Phoenix cab driver can not donate kidney to his passenger.

• Politically Incorrect Words List

  List of top politically incorrect words and phrases for 2009 from the global language monitor.

• To Walk or Not to Walk that is the Question

  I have been getting progressively weaker and have adapted my lifestyle to suit these changes.

• Nancy Pelosi Fears Violence

  A Guest Blog about Nancy Pelosis fears that political turmoil will turn to violence in America.

• Gadgets and Gizmos

  Staring at the ceiling I was suddenly aware that there were numerous flashing lights before my eyes.

• Encounters with Disabled Toilets

  When people talk to me about disabled toilets I visualize a buckled and bent toilet with its cistern lid crooked.

• The Arrogance or Ignorance of the Healthy

  It is the belief of those who have never suffered a chronic disease that it is the patients fault they have the disease.

• Acceptance and Loss: Pain, Stress and Disability

  Our level of coping with difficulties is an important factor in deciding how effective and content we are with our lives.

• The Choices Faced by a Busted-Up Veteran

  I was not prepared for the realities I was facing when I became disabled.

• New Video Blog Opens Eyes to Treatment of Disabled

  Video blog capturing one 26-year-old woman's experience navigating through life with a severe physical disability.

• Why Obama's Dog has Curly Hair

  Portuguese water dogs the breed of President Barack Obama's dog Bo helps find gene that gives dogs curly hair and others long wavy hair.

• The Sixth Sense - Fish and the Lateral-line System

  Fish and some amphibians possess a unique sixth sense sensory capability in the so-called lateral-line system.

• How to Turn-a-Round a Bad Day at Work

  A number of tips to make the best of a bad situation and turn around a bad day at work to your advantage.

• Outraged by Treatment of Disabled Today

  We have the same rights as the person who doesn't have a disability we are citizens of this country either by birth right or by naturalization.

• Store Treatment - Disability Awareness

  I am outraged by the treatment I received last Saturday at a store name located in Mesa AZ.

• Fixing America's Disability Housing Issues

  Proposed housing plan to aid poverty stricken disabled people in the United States.

• Disabled Veteran Left out in the Cold

  Left out in the cold by the Veterans Administration US Army and the US Government.

• New to Being Disabled

  Struggling with my limitations and am frustrated with how the medical community tries to pigeonhole everyone into one category.

• Deadbeat Dads and Disability

  State Governments are seizing the Federal Stimulus Checks from the disabled under the guise of going after Deadbeat Dads.

• Don't Live in the Past As Nothing is Forever Fated

  Imagine that each night of your life, for years and years to come that your night would end in a fresh nightmare.

• SOFTIN's Interaction Among Special Needs Kids

  SOFTINs crew of experienced at-sea educators uses every observational tactic available to assess the effectiveness of an educational adventure.

• Guitar Player Turns His Disability Around

  Billy McLaughlin had reached the top ten years ago he was a finger-style player who was noted for his technique of tapping on the strings of his guitar.

• Disability No Block to this Graduate!

  Jasmine Bethea may have been born with a disability but that did not stop her from graduating this week.

• The Real Story of Softin is Stories of the People We Serve

  The real story of SOFTIN is about the changes we bring about in the special needs people we serve.

• Seafaring Opportunities for Those in Need (SOFTIN) Inc.

  SOFTIN Inc. provides at-sea education, skill building and self esteem building adventures for the disabled, impaired, victims of abuse, frail elderly and youths-at-risk.

• Building Your Net Worth Through Friendships

  The strength and scope of our relationships with others is a critical factor in rebounding from a crisis.

• Standup for MS: A Story of Mobility Rehabilitation

  Hospital staff could not see me not using a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

• Jessica Cox: Pilot with No Arms and Inspirational Speaker

  Born without arms Jessica Cox at age 22 is today the first woman pilot in aviation history to fly using her feet and inspirational speaker.

• How to Develop Self Discipline

  Self discipline is a character trait People with this trait are willing to sacrifice drive themselves hard and be convicted to a passionate cause.