Disability Life

United Airlines airplane on the tarmac.

Why United Airlines Abusing a Passenger Doesn’t Surprise Me as a Disabled Traveler

The US Capitol building.

To Republicans Voting on My Health Care, From an Employed Person With a Disability

Having long hair symbolizes my right to make choices about my life as a person with a disability.

What ‘My Body, My Choice’ Means to Me as a Woman With a Disability

Lonely desert road with a sign showing curves ahead.

To the People I Don’t Thank Enough

Karin in Chicago, September 2016.

A New Year, Travel, and Those Pesky Resolutions

Rocket wheelchair.

7 Christmas Gifts I Want but (Probably) Won’t Get as a Person With a Disability

Anderson Cooper recently attacked the ADA on 60 Minutes. I discovered his partner Benjamin Maisani owns a bar called Eastern Bloc that is not wheelchair accessible.

To Anderson Cooper, Regarding Your 60 Minutes ADA Story

Tattered American Flag with wheelchair symbol. Priotesting Donald Trump because he promotes discrimination against people with disabilities.

I Will Not Be Silent About These Things That Matter

Wheelchairs give people mobility. So please stop saying “wheelchair bound” or “confined to a wheelchair.” I “use a wheelchair” and I am free!

Please Stop Saying “Wheelchair Bound”

The Disability Integration Act would prevent tragedies like the one facing Wolfram and Anita Gottschalk from happening in the United States.

It’s Time to Pass the “I Don’t Want to Die in a Nursing Home” Act