Where My Head Is At Right Now
After having my wheelchair break down and facing being unaccepted in my daily life, I try to explain what I am thinking and how I am feeling. Nobody can ever tell me how I feel or what I think is wrong.
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BedGate 2012 – Update on My Situation
I am still stuck in bed. I am getting really frustrated. Why don’t new wheelchairs grow on trees?
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Sherrod Brown: Out of Touch with Reality – Out of Touch with His Voters with Disabilities
I am at the end of my rope when it comes to frustration. My wheelchair has officially died, and I have no choice but to remain in bed until bureaucrats in Washington realize they have forced an active, productive member of the American society into bed indefinitely.
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Same Sex Marriage – Once an American Tradition
A look at same-sex marriage, once a Christian rite, as a tradition in America, before Europeans even came to this country.
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Update on My LIfe
Here is an update to all of the drama I wrote about pertaining to the Wright State Motions Pictures program.
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The Wright State Film Department – Cripples Need Not Apply
It doesn’t get better if you have a disability. You just learn to deal with it and hope one day people learn to treat you like a human being.
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Able-Bodied People of the World – Tomorrow It Could Be You
The pervasive, ableist attitude of our society allows human beings to treat other human beings like they a substandard individuals. Now is the time to embrace our differences. Many of us will develop disabilities later in life. Now is the time to embrace our differences and work together to create a better world for us all.
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Raising Money for my Short Film, Forbidden Fate
Last year, I shot a film called Forbidden Fate. It is about a man who is lying about who he is. When the truth is discovered, he must face all of his worst fears. This is a tale of identity, sexuality and homophobia. Please consider donating. Every dollar helps.
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My friend, Brian Helsel, Rest in Peace…
I am terribly saddened by the death of my friend, Brian Helsel. Brian had just turned 30 last month. He had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. His loss makes me very sad, especially since he is one of my last friends with Duchenne. There is a group of males in my life, who I have lost to this disease.
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Net Addiction and Disability – A Growing Problem?
The number of people with disabilities who turn to the internet for more just connecting and conversing is troublesome. In this article, I address the trouble of net addiction in relation to people with disabilities.