I certainly have been earning my reputation as a disability advocate and traveling a lot lately.  Before I left for my Washington, DC trip, I was notified that I was appointed by Governor Pat McCroy to the NC Council on …

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Maybe I was naïve, but I remember thinking that people with disabilities would never be targeted in a mass murder before the attack in San Bernardino.  I thought that most moral codes in religion would prevent people from targeting people …

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I’m about to lose another personal care assistant (pca). On one level, this sucks because I have to start fresh with a new person coming into my life. I’ll have to train them and build rapport, trust and a relationship. …

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