Even if you don’t have a school aged child, you’re probably aware that it’s “back to school” time. It’s always a bittersweet time for me. I always dread saying goodbye to the long summer days, swimming, and eating din... Read more
The skinned knees actually happened first. Summer is my favorite time of year, always has been. I love the hot weather – even the humidity! What I don’t love is the skinned knees and every summer, they happen. I fell three times last week, twi... Read more
In our vulnerabilities, lies our strength. (Paraphrase of an Albert Einstein quote) If you’ve been reading the Radiant Living with a Disability blog from the beginning (only a select few of you were present in the early days), you may remember this ... Read more
Access, privilege, kindness, respect. In honor of this week’s 27th Anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this post is being republished from the 25th Anniversary of the ADA about the profound parallels of the ADA... Read more
In honor of the 27th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a replay of this post about being invited to give a reflection at my church about the ADA is being republished. So this week is certainly a different kind of pos... Read more
But when we reject the medical model and negative stereotypes presented by doctors and accepted by society, we can anchor ourselves to the reality that our children have bright futures and unlimited potential. . . YOUR belief in your child has a gr... Read more
Yes, people will ALWAYS judge you based on your disability. THAT only changes with education and open hearts – and people resolving their own inner pain. And then. . .they still may judge. You though, my friend, can be free of all these judgments, t... Read more
What happens when you walk or wheel into the room? Chances are many, if not most, of the eyes in the room turn to you. How do you feel about this? Embarrassed? Angry? Frustrated? Perhaps you feel a white hot flash of shame? Or maybe it happens so frequent... Read more
In a lifetime of people, especially children, staring at me, I had a first the other day. For the first time, I was the parent of a child staring at someone else with a disability. For the record, my son at age five, still hasn’t figured out that I ... Read more
Have you had those moments in your life in which EVERYTHING CHANGES and more importantly, YOU CHANGE? They’re often referred to as DEFINING MOMENTS. They can be the SCARIEST moments we ever experience and afterwards – and probably for the res... Read more
