What do you do when you hate your disability and are suddenly surrounded by hundreds of other people with disabilities? That’s what I was trying to figure out while staring at my scooter’s steering wheel during the opening plenary of the annual NCIL conference in Washington, DC. Everywhere I looked in that conference room I […]
Have you ever wondered how an amputee ties his or her shoes, how a blind person knows what clothes to wear, or how someone who is paralyzed transfers in and out of a wheelchair? The Image Center’s Disability Skills Library is a collection of candid and informative YouTube videos which provide the answers to these […]
DOES THE JOB MARKET REALLY NEED ME? This is a great time of year to look for work. Everybody who is actually in their office is in a good mood because of the summer and not too busy to talk with you. This is the time of year when creative CEO’s and directors are recharging […]
There’s no denying that some days it just hurts. No matter how I act, no matter what I do, the world simply won’t budge. I’m walking to the bus stop this morning and arrive just as the bus pulls up. I walk up and say to this guy who is in line, “Hey, can you […]
For most High School students with disabilities life is very lonely. Far more than at any time in our lives, adolescents want to be accepted and liked. Unfortunately, the code for this is, “You need to be like everyone else.” And, the kid with the disability simply isn’t “like everyone else.” I never dated or […]