Redefining Disabilities: Barriers

What barriers do you encounter in your daily life when it comes to disability? Good afternoon everyone! I can’t believe I have been participating in this challenge for twenty-six weeks now. Time sure flies :) Today’s topic is very difficult for me to share with you because that would mean that I am not completely […]

Redefining Disability: Advice?

What would you tell someone who has recently been diagnosed with your disabilities or disabilities that you are familiar with? Good morning, my friends :) One day closer to the 4th of July, one of the most romantic days of the year. Next month I am looking forward to our first year anniversary, battling bugs […]

Redefining Disability: Passing it On

Today is a free post day so I’m going to talk a little about the recent diagnose of my youngest daughter who was diagnosed with a mood disorder. Her doctor has predicted that she will have to battle with bipolar disorder as she gets older. She is currently seven years old. Good morning, my friends! […]

Redefining Disability: Language

Do you have preferred language when it comes to disability? — There is a lot of debate about appropriate language and definitions of disability. Hello again! How is everyone today? Where I live, the school year is almost at an end. The students are taking standardized tests through Thursday and getting out two hours early each day. As a […]

Redefining Disability: Interpersonal Relationships

In what other ways are your interpersonal relationships affected by disabilities? — Examples might be that it’s harder for you to form or maintain relationships or that people treat you differently once they realize you have a disability. Happy Monday to all of you out there floating around the blogosphere :D Hope you had a […]

Redefining Disability: Discrimination

Have you experienced discrimination because of disabilities? Discrimination (n.) 1a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently 2: the quality or power of finely distinguishing 3a : the act, practice, or an instance of discriminating categorically rather than individually b : prejudiced […]

Redefining Disability: Biggest Challenges

What are the biggest challenges that you face in regard to disability? Happy Monday, my Friends! How are you this morning? I hope that your coffee (tea, OJ, milk) is spectacular and that your Monday is better than the last one :) Are you new to my blog? I invite you to read about my […]

Happy Mental Health Week (May 11th – 17th)

Tagged: #advocacy, #mental health awareness, #MHAW, anxiety, depression

Redefining Disability: A Baseline

Good morning and welcome to another Monday :) I want to wish all my friends who are mothers a (slightly) belated Happy Mother’s Day. I hope you were able to relax, perhaps dress up for a luncheon, or even just sleep in. I firmly believe Moms need to take it easy too! I spent yesterday […]

Redefining Disability: Bad Days

Good morning, my Friends! Another week has passed and here we are again greeting Monday :D I hope your weekend was productive, lazy, beautiful, exciting–or at least one of them! I spent most of Sunday sitting out in the garden reading and soaking in some much-needed sunshine. The clothesline was even put into use. Today […]