Now Is the Time to Step up– How to Resist
We are at an unprecedented time in history. A time when it is not safe for the majority of people to exist, and that means if we are capable, we…
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Disabled People & Mentors
Growing up disabled is not easy in a world that doesn’t recognize disabled people as valuable to society. In fact, depending on your experience it can be quite hard to…
Football, Loyalty, and How to Truly Love a Football Team
I never realized how significant sports has played a role in my life – at least not until I became an adult and looked back on my life and things…
OCD is Hereditary – Mental Illness is in Families
People don’t understand that hoarding has roots in OCD. One of the things I deal with is obsessive compulsive disorder and I’ve had signs of this since childhood. It’s also…
Able-bodied is not the opposite of disabled.
Able-bodied is not the opposite of disabled. FULL STOP. Read that again. It’s 2025. We should not be having to have this discussion, but here we are. Able-bodied is not…
Don’t look away. Your life depends on it.
The world has never been good for me. I cannot make my life great again because my life never was great. I’ve had little pockets of happiness from time to…
When You Don’t Even Have Access to Go to the Bathroom
Disabled people are the world’s largest marginalized group, and yet often some of the most excluded people in the world. Imagine your most basic needs as a human. Water. Shelter….
The Reality of Finding a Therapist When You Are Marginalized
While therapy can be helpful for some, for others it can be hard to find therapists that are safe to work with.
Parents of Kids with SMA Benefit from Listening to Adults with SMA
As we have seen in many other individualized disabled communities, parents of kids with SMA tend to have little understanding of the lives that adults with SMA lead. For years,…
Stop MDA & #EndTheTelethon Now!
The MDA telethon needs to be ended for good for the benefit of all of us with neuromuscular disabilities.