My Voice Coach
I don’t know about you guys, but I hate losing things. Earlier this week, I found myself scouring the internet for a picture of me that was taken around 2010 in Raleigh at Pullen Park. It was a group photo …
Author: Bryan Dooley
The Elephant Virus
As you might remember, I’ve participated in a lot of different leadership classes. One of my favorite lessons was to talk about the “elephant in the room”, which means don’t hide from apparent issues that may arise. Obviously, the most …
Optimistic Discontent and my ADA story
“Hope is optimistic discontent. Every act of leadership is an act of optimism. Pessimists can’t lead. Any form of contentment that induces slumber degrades you. Be content with your present and discontent with your future.” Source: https://leadershipfreak.blog/2015/10/09/optimistic-discontent/ Good afternoon everybody. …
Legacies
I told you that 2020 would be a busy year for me. But I had no idea it would be this busy, between crisscrossing the State of North Carolina and having various illnesses. I haven’t written a blog in a …
New Year, New Opportunities
Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day. As a young man who fights for people with disabilities and all people, it’s fitting for me to mention the holiday today. I hope you all continue to make the world a better place, as we try to build the Beloved Community that Dr. King talked so much about.
Car Trouble
It might surprise you given how much I talk about disability rights that that is not on the top of my mind right now. I don’t have much to say about disability at the moment. The last time I blogged …
An Inclusive Neighborhood
Like many families, mine has a holiday tradition of going to the movies around Thanksgiving. This year I’m excited to see the Mr. Rogers biopic, “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” The movie is a true story that explores …
The Year of the Dogs
Last summer, I went to a Chinese restaurant called P.F. Chang’s I learned that this year, is the year of the pig, according to the Chinese Zodiac. But in my family, 2019 might as well be the year of the …
Standing up for Myself
Standing up for Myself I’m a creature of habit. I’ve had the same haircut since elementary school. I eat pretty much the same things. I’ve also had the same blog title since high school. As a reminder, the title is …
It’s Not About the Free Tacos
Along with writing blog posts like this, part of my job for Liipfert Law Group, PLLC is to find content for our social media accounts. I follow disability-related news from across our nation and around the world. Recently, a story from the great state of Wisconsin caught my eye for potentially insidious reasons…