If you have a disability and use a wheelchair, your life is probably not the easiest. if you’re like me, every single day can present a new challenge or a new adventure. Sometimes, the world can just seem like it’s coming after you. You feel like no matter what you try to do to makeContinue reading “Tips to Simplify Your Life When Living with a Disability”
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21 Things I’m Thankful for in 2021
As Thanksgiving approaches, I reflecting on all the things I am thankful for. While 2021 was certainly better than 2020 for the world, we still haven’t fully recovered from the global pandemic. Nonetheless, I have so many things to be thankful for, so here’s my 21 things I’m thankful for in 2021. My husband. WeContinue reading “21 Things I’m Thankful for in 2021”
How I Found My Confidence as a Disabled Person
Learning to accept and love your disability is a journey every person with disability goes through. The journey they take differs from person to person. Even the concept of accepting one’s disability varies, based on who you ask. To me, disability acceptance means embracing your disability and seeing your disability not as the problem butContinue reading “How I Found My Confidence as a Disabled Person”
Staying in Hotels as a Wheelchair User
In my September blog, I talked about some tips I try to follow when I travel with my motorized wheelchair. In this blog, I want to talk about lodging. There are challenges when you want to go somewhere new. If I visited a hotel or a certain area that I feel comfortable with in terms ofContinue reading “Staying in Hotels as a Wheelchair User”
How I Educate Children About Disabilities
Every year, the first week of October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. As somebody who has a disability, I am very blessed and honored to speak on this to commemorate the many contributions and achievements of disabled individuals in the workplace. Speaking to Kids Every year, I get invited to my local elementary schoolContinue reading “How I Educate Children About Disabilities”
A Week at EmpowHER Camp
I’ve previously written about how we launched Disability EmpowHer Network last year. Disability EmpowHer Network is an organization dedicated to empowering girls and women with disabilities to live to their fullest potential and have the confidence to lead. Our first big program is EmpowHer Camp. This is a multi-stage skill-building, empowerment, and mentoring program thatContinue reading “A Week at EmpowHER Camp”
Let’s Celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness
September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month. Back in 1981, I didn’t truly understand in specific terms what my spinal cord really was. I soon learned. Understanding the Mental Impact of SCI As I laid in a hospital bed wondering why I couldn’t feel my legs, I knew that I had been in an accident.Continue reading “Let’s Celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness”
Chrysanthemum: Sew Much Cosplay, Sew Little Time
She’s breaking barriers, one stitch at a time! Chrysanthemum is a self-taught seamstress and designer with a special focus in cosplay, designing costumes to represent specific characters. She also specializes in kawaii, a Japanese fashion movement. With a TikTok channel of over 380,000 followers, Chrysanthemum brings awareness to her disability and the ableism that existsContinue reading “Chrysanthemum: Sew Much Cosplay, Sew Little Time”
Feeling Slim in My Stretto Motorized Wheelchair
I have been using Pride and Quantum wheelchairs since I was 11. My very first power wheelchair was a Jazzy 1122. I can tell you that that wheelchair was an actual beast. It had a LOT of life in it. I got it when I was 11, but I was still using it in college.Continue reading “Feeling Slim in My Stretto Motorized Wheelchair”
Fighting the Stigma of Power Wheelchairs
Kids love machines. We recently got a new gadget that infuses still water with carbonation to cut down on our family’s consumption of single-use sparkling water bottles and cans. Observing this device in action was a major event when we hosted one of my kids’ playmates for dinner recently. As exciting as a seltzer makerContinue reading “Fighting the Stigma of Power Wheelchairs”
Life with Quantum 