
Aria plays with her Airedale friend Dietrich at the #spreckels organ while Carol Williams plays a fittingly upbeat tune.

Aria plays with her Airedale friend Dietrich at the #spreckels organ while Carol Williams plays a fittingly upbeat tune.
A few days ago, I stood on my own two feet for the first time in 10 years. I could feel the blood flowing to my legs, my head spinning slightly from my body being in a position it wasn’t accustomed to experiencing. My lungs filled deeply with air; I could feel all my organs…
I got the call yesterday morning. My dear friend Brandy Maltas passed away after a two-year battle with uterine cancer. Things looked good after her initial surgery and first batch of chemo. But then a few months later, they found spots on her liver. She had more chemotherapy, but her body started reacting badly,…
When I was a little girl, I had to do physical therapy every day because of my cerebral palsy. It was boring, exhausting, and sometimes painful. I hated it. I would scream and cry, and refuse to cooperate. The only thing my mom found that would help was music. She soothed me with classical…
If you have a disability, you may be in need of home care services, a Medicaid personal care attendant to help you with everyday tasks such as dressing, bathing, cooking and cleaning. If you have a child with significant medical needs or a developmental disability, you may be seeking help to care for them while…
Aria, Arthur, Elphaba, Charlie, and special guest Cora the Chihuahua react (or in some cases, don’t react) to a macarena flamingo and singing zombies. Comments comments
Recently, the online disability community has been discussing ableism and whether we should let disability define us. On the one side, some people say “I am more then my disability. I don’t let it define me.” On the other side, there are those who believe we should “Let disability define us. Be proud. It’s part of our…