It’s always disconcerting when public figures who are renowned for their progressive views and social awareness reveal their ignorance. Sadly, this is what happened during an acceptance speech by National Education Association (NEA) President Lily Eskelsen García, for a “Progressive Champion” award.
Disability Finally Mentioned in Presidential Campaign When I heard Donald Trump came out with a new book called Crippled America, I was really excited. Subtitled…Read More
Giving Thanks With Thanksgiving upon us, I find so many reasons to feel gratitude towards the many incredible parts of my life and people around…Read More
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Disappointing, But Not A Waste Of Time Democratic Presidential Debate: November 14, 2015, Des Moines, Iowa It may be time to stop expecting disability issues…Read More
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Republicans Debate over the Economy: Is There a Place for People with Disabilities? Tuesday night, the national spotlight fell upon my hometown, Milwaukee, WI, as the…Read More
It’s Up To Us Republican Debate – November 10, 2015 If you turned your head just so and squinted, you could detect two or three…Read More
Popping My Disability Activism Bubble Looking around at a corporate event I recently attended, I wondered if I was out of my element. Usually, any…Read More
Are we keeping away aliens with our behavior towards disabled people? After speaking with me a little, it doesn’t take long to realize I am…Read More
Politically Correct Donald Trump has recently argued against being politically correct in a big way. In his own words, Trump stated, “The big problem this…Read More
And How Will That Work For Disabled People? The 3rd Republican Debate This is the first of a series of blog posts about the 2016…Read More
Third Time’s Not a Charm Ten frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination (i.e., Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Jeb Bush,…Read More