I was excited when I saw this article about a Minnesota elementary school holding a Disability Awareness Week:

Gaining a new perspective on learning

 I've been volunteering at a local elementary school for 5 years, and when I was Ms. Wheelchair Florida (2005) I spoke to… Read full post »

The media today is (as one might have expected) putting much of its focus on the racial aspect of Barack Obama's historic win. I understand that, I empathize with that. Some of my tears last night (and today) were shed for my dear friend T's three boys, all of whom are… Read full post »

To Rachel,

You've been in the press a lot lately. A recurring theme in those pieces is your struggle with whether being a television pundit is a worthwhile occupation, whether it makes enough of a difference in the world. Some pieces frame this as humility in the face of your new-found fame,… Read full post »

As you know, when Sarah Palin first came onto the national stage, I was highly critical of what I perceived to be pandering to the disability community in light of the complete vacuum of policy proposals in this area by her running mate.

This morning, the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate gave h… Read full post »

I consider myself to be a pretty well-informed, well-educated person. And I've read a lot in these past few weeks about the congressional bailout plan for the financial sector. But even still, I haven't really understood how and why such a measure is needed, and certainly not why it has to… Read full post »

Much has been made of Sarah Palin's "special needs child" over the past week.  Today's LA Times features a two-page article declaring that "Trig Palin's story is safe ground for the Republican ticket". The article reviews Palin's record on disability in her short tenure as governor of Alaska, at… Read full post »