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I HATE the winter. The cold weather sucks, mostly because I hate wearing a jacket. Up through high school I wore one as much as my mom forced me, but once I moved out on my own, my jacket stayed nice and cozy in my closet year-round barring basically sub-zero temperatures. The added layer of clothing [...]
As a person with autism, making friends has never been easy. Autism is very much a social disability. Throughout my youth, friends were frequently people around my age who were made for me by my parents. My odd social quirks frequently alienated people I spent time with regularly. As a result, classmates were very rarely [...]
The other day my coworker approached me in my cubicle with a Lysol bottle and paper towels in hand. I thought she was coming to wipe down my desk, which is actually pretty tidy, but she had her sight set on something else: my wheelchair. Apparently it was filthy. And frankly I hadn't cared to [...]
In living my life with a physical disability, I’ve faced many limitations. My disability really was never one of those, in spite of what people think. Sure, there are certainly parts of my disability that aren’t exactly pleasant, but the biggest limitations have come from the society around me. For example, people often ask me [...]
I came across SportForward recently as I was browsing CNN.com, and was inspired by how this organization enables people around the world to disable their limits through sport. The following blog was written by SportForward's Communications Director Raleigh Tillman. I hope you enjoy! "We have an obligation to the abilities we DO have, not the [...]
Although it may not feel like it in this 90-degree heat, Labor Day came and went, and summer as I know it is over for 2014. I had an amazing ten weeks with friends at our beach rental in Sea Isle City, NJ, and I couldn't feel more grateful for everyone who made it possible. Special thanks [...]
From the moment I was old enough to fully understand my primary medical diagnosis (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy), I always found it odd that it had to be labeled as a "disability." Yes, I use a wheelchair. No, I'm not ambulatory; but I can still get around just like anyone else. The dictionary definition of the [...]
With Nurses Week just coming to an end, I want to give a special thanks to all of the nurses and nurse assistants that have helped me along the way as I've disabled my limits. When I was 18 and it was finally time to move out of my mom's house, the government approved me [...]
While the purpose of my brand is to eliminate the misconceptions around disability, I also understand how you perceive yourself is how you shall be received. That goes for anybody, disabled or not. If you value your looks over the substance behind your looks, you'll probably be perceived as a sexual object. If I perceived [...]
I'm a light-hearted guy. I don't take many things too seriously, and I don't take offense when people make silly comments about being in a wheelchair. But recently when one of my friends who had a disability passed away, someone made a comment that bothered me. This person who will remain anonymous made a post [...]
