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Being Let Down

Post author:Heather
Post published:May 22, 2019
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Sometimes I think that I say that too many different things are the one frustrating part of having a disability, or of using a wheelchair. Obviously, there are lots of…

ADA28: Oakland For All Ramp Crawl

Post author:Heather
Post published:July 31, 2018
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Last week, I made my first official appearance as Ms. Wheelchair USA in a very special way - at the Oakland for All's "Ramp Crawl" and celebration of the 28th…

Staying at the Marriott Grande Vista Resort in Orlando

Post author:Heather
Post published:June 26, 2018
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My family is obviously a Disney family (after two Make-A-Wish trips to Disney World, yours would be, too!), but this trip to Orlando, we wanted to relax a little bit…

First Official Ms. Wheelchair PA USA Appearance

Post author:Heather
Post published:June 11, 2018
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Over the weekend I had the opportunity to make my first-ever official experience as Ms. Wheelchair PA USA at the Community Transportation Expo. Though the Expo started Sunday and will…

Talking to People with Disabilities

Post author:Heather
Post published:June 6, 2018
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I want to be careful in this post, because I don't want to offend or insult anyone, but a variation of this has happened to me so many times that…

Friday Favorites

Post author:Heather
Post published:May 18, 2018
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We made it to the weekend! I'm not a huge Anglophile, but I'm looking forward to going to a friend's house to watch the Royal Wedding (we're recording it, though,…

Ms. Wheelchair PA USA Wednesday

Post author:Heather
Post published:May 2, 2018
Post category:accessibility advocacy ms. wheelchair pa usa ms. wheelchair usa
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I thought it would be fun to post occasional updates about the Ms. Wheelchair USA pageant, and my involvement with it, between now and when I compete in Nationals in…

Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania USA

Post author:Heather
Post published:April 12, 2018
Post category:accessibility advocacy disability ms. wheelchair ms. wheelchair pa ms. wheelchair usa wheelchair
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I am very, very excited to announce that I have been chosen as 2018's Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania USA! This means that I'll be moving on and representing my state at…

Inclusive Innovation Week: Transit and Equity

Post author:Heather
Post published:April 11, 2018
Post category:access accessibility disability equity inclusive innovation transit transportation
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I talked about the All-in Silent Disco earlier this week here, and now I want to talk about the other part of Inclusive Innovation Week that I got to be…

National Public Health Week 2018: Changing Our Future Together

Post author:Heather
Post published:April 10, 2018
Post category:accessibility health health equity national public health week public health
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Tomorrow I'll be back to talking about Inclusive Innovation Week, and the opportunity I had to speak on a panel about transit and equity, but something else happened last week…