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ByKarinNote: This article contains a few spoilers. I recently had a chance to watch the new Netflix original film “The Fundamentals of Caring,” based on the novel by Jonathan Evison. It’s one of those rare films that gets disability right — for the most part. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen something close to my own…
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ByKarinIf you are a person with a disability or a personal care attendant, direct support worker, or other caregiver, you may have heard about the looming menace of electronic visit verification. Due to lobbying from medical technology companies, notably Sandata Technologies, the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016 added a requirement that Medicaid funded personal care attendant…
David Bowie, Disability, and Identity
ByKarinThis morning, I awoke to a world without David Bowie in it. Today, I honor a man who helped me accept myself as a queer disabled woman. I was aware of David Bowie from childhood, but I came to love him as a young adult who was questioning everything; who I was, what I believed,…
The Mobility Van Store of Lakeland, FL Sold Me a Defective VMI Ricon Slide-Away Wheelchair Lift
ByKarinI am a disability travel blogger who takes road trips all over the country, and as such having a reliable wheelchair accessible van is essential for me. In 2019 my father and I were sold a van with a defective VMI Ricon Slide-Away lift by the Mobility Van Store of Lakeland, Florida. It has cost…
The Spreckels Organ
ByKarinThe Spreckels Organ is one of San Diego’s great treasures. I’m proud to live in a city that values its history, and has not only preserved such a beautiful instrument for 100 years, but holds weekly concerts, summer festivals, and special events to ensure that it is enjoyed by all who want to listen. Although…

