Kanye West vs. His Disabled Fans
I normally don’t pay an ounce of attention to Kayne West and his vapid wife, but when the news broke over the weekend about his bullish behavior at the concert in Sydney, Australia, there was no...
View ArticleMeet the Amazing Amy Van Dyken-Rouen
Have you heard about Amy Van Dyken-Rouen? I just found out what an amazing athlete she is: six Gold medals in Olympic swimming competitions, four at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and two at the Sydney...
View ArticleOctober’s Focus: Jobs and Disability
It's truly sad that only during the month of October, aka National Disability Employment Awareness Month, is attention officially paid to the critical issue of jobs and the disability community. The...
View ArticleSled Hockey Team Gets Ice Time
A sled hockey player takes a break from action on the ice at the retrofitted rink in Depew, N.Y. Sometimes good comes out of bad. Just ask the sled hockey team that plays at the Depew Ice Pavilion,...
View ArticleWhen Discrimination Happens to You
I was put into a patient cubicle where I waited, waited and waited some more. We all know that discrimination exists in the real world, but when it happens to you, it's like a hard slap in the face....
View ArticleDems to Tammy Duckworth: No Accommodation
Tammy Duckworth represents Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives. Tammy Duckworth — congresswoman, double amputee, Iraq war veteran, mother-to-be — recently asked her Democratic boss in...
View ArticleOn “NCIS: New Orleans,” Wheeler is for Real
On 'NCIS: New Orleans,' Daryl Mitchell plays a computer geek. Also, read our latest article: Chill Mitchell Conquers Hollywood. Is he or isn't he? Is the wheeler character named Patton Plame on "NCIS:...
View ArticleDo We Need Day of Acceptance?
Annie designed the Wheelchair Heart symbol and had it tattooed on her shoulder. Today it's the symbol of the Day of Acceptance. I was a bit mystified recently when I bumped into the International Day...
View ArticleWill Polio Return?
So, American parents are deciding not to vaccinate their children because of a misinformed (in my opinion) fear that vaccines might harm their babies. Now, diseases that had been practically wiped out...
View ArticleWhy Are Strangers Smiling at Us?
I was out to brunch recently waiting with a crowd of other hungry customers for tables to open up. My friend and I, both wheelchair users, received the usual number of stares and glares when out in...
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