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3 Things Able-Bodied People Take for Granted
By Keisha Greaves I don’t know where I want to eat. There are too many choices.Why is my high-speed internet so slow?There’s absolutely nothing (I want) to eat in this house. All of us are guilty of making statements similar to the ones above. As Americans, we have A LOT to be thankful for compared…
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It’s Okay to Ask for Help
By Lauren Dyer, Spiritual Meditation Mama I don’t know about you, but I have a problem asking for help. This just became a realization to me in the past few weeks. In my coaching practice I talk and teach a lot about limiting beliefs and blocks in our life and how to overcome these. You would…
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I Am ‘Disabled!’ I Am Lucky!
By Jim Lynch College graduate, wrestler, team captain, Olympic Trials participant, coach, business owner, husband and father. I think that is a pretty impressive list of accomplishments. Oh yeah, I forgot one. I accomplished all of this in spite of the fact that I was born with cerebral palsy. Disability Does Not Define I have…
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Civil Rights, Not Disability Privilege
By Jessica Niziolek Lately, I have been seeing a lot of discussion on the terms “disability privilege,” also known as “able-bodied privilege.” Upon doing my own research on this topic, I was instantly hit with my own question, “Why aren’t we calling this what it really is and that’s a fight for our rights as…
