People who have been in institutional settings like hospitals, psychiatric units, prisons, or the military, often struggle when it’s time to leave these settings and return to the community.  For people with disabilities who enter an institutional setting, it can… Read More “Transitioning from Institutional Settings to the Community”

Traveling as a person with a disability can be very daunting.  When a person travels away from home, it is important to anticipate what may be needed and prepare all the different things they may need. The person traveling should… Read More “Observations Made while Traveling as a Person with a Disability ”

Marca Bristo, a trailblazer in the disability community who was born in New York State, passed away this week in Chicago.  Ms. Bristo helped co-write the Americans with Disabilities Act which was signed into law in 1990 and helped to… Read More “Marca Bristo’s Legacy for the Disability Community”

“The burden of being perceived as different persists and the solution to this problem is community.” This is Andrew Solomon’s message in his article “The Dignity of Disabled Lives,” adapted from the new book “About Us: Essays from the New… Read More “Dignity and Community”