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We're Here

Hello Lovelies, we have a visibility month!     I wasn't even aware the Disabled had a month in the spotlight. But when the clock ticked past Midnight on July first, it ceased to be Pride Month (an equally important month of visibility for marginalized groups) and became Disability Visibility Month:)     Calling it that does sound a little clumsy though. Maybe Disabled Visibility Month would be better. It's highly gratifying to see that the world is waking up. At least part of it is! This means that in the few short years I've been maintaining this blog, we're edging out of "better not seen and not heard" into part of the global vision. I used to be so sure and so sad that I felt we were destined never to be seen as equally valuable. Now that mindset is fading! Although I could never ever take credit for bringing visibility to my community, with just my little blog.     But I have (I hope) shown how there are a growing number of other  people with disa...
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Obi the Robot Eater

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 Hello Lovelies! I've just come from lunch, and it was simple and enjoyable, though there was a time when it was not. Right after brain surgery after brain surgery, lifting utensils to feed myself was impossible, let alone holding or loading up a plate with food. So life was one frustration after another, waiting to be fed when I was hungry, settling for more or less than I felt capable of eating because whoever fed me (usually my mother, sometimes a nurse) didn't think I'd want as much as I did, or thought they'd already given me more than I wanted. Something like this baby would really have come in handy! To this day I very rarely relinquish control of my plate, even if I have to be extra careful balancing it on my walker as I go around a buffet table or whatever. It's a small price to pay for enough green beans to suit me! Not to mention that often times, even if I expressly say, "I'll take a little of everything," I end up with less. Who makes thes...
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Who's Comforted?

Hello Lovelies! Yes, the bit about cute comments being "infantilizing" resonates deeply. Don't make quips at my expense to ease the tension for you . I don't yuck it up about my own challenges. Just think of me as a person. With a mobility aid. That's it. That's all:) Cheers everyone! https://www.facebook.com/reel/503261679385712 
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Less Travel Anxiety

Could we make this the standard procedure for dealing with mobility aids that are vital to a passenger's ability to function int he society when they get where they're going? it would be a game changer. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1RBYy5uDm2/https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1RBYy5uDm2/
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Happy Graduation to All!

 Hello Lovelies! In the spirit of the season, I'm sharing this happy clip. Be inspired: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1371434100820704 I don't know him, but I am so proud of him!
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Get Up and Go

Hello Lovelies! Lately I've been struggling to suppress my restlessness, wishing I had the means to pick up and go to some far off place and get away from my every day for a nice long vacation. My thoughts have been Scotland or New Zealand if I could go anywhere, but this reel makes me wonder. Maybe Japan is the spot. Nothing like escaping my frustrating, inaccessible, non-compliant, uncaring corner of the universe for somewhere that ticks ALL the boxes! Clean, accessible, unquestioningly inclusive of all abilities and limitations--what's the exchange rate of the yen up to these days?  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1021870413459942
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Reeling

This reel made me so happy. Clara's living so well; living honestly, genuinely, without any pretense or falseness. How could she? Clearly it's not in her nature. I love that there are others out there who support this in her. I think too often in this society the Disabled are encouraged not to have a voice, not to say what is in their heart or put thoughts on paper. Not this girl! Clara's just who she is, and the world has to adapt. This goes back to my previous post including the quote from Nick Offerman. Don't let anyone tell you to be anything for  this world. Make this world take a knee for  you. I wanted to share a little of how Clara Woods is changing the world for herself.  https://www.facebook.com/reel/2218693525254037 This is the link to Clara's Facebook reels page; there's more content like the video above and you get a great sense of who she is:  https://www.facebook.com/clarawoodsofficial/reels This is to her official art, which she is fantastic at, ...
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