International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities! Don't worry if you didn't realize this was a thing until now... I'll be honest and say that I didn't, either. But this…
Dick Thornburgh Disability Service Award
I've been loving all of the advocacy and activism work that I've been doing over the last year and a half. "Loving" isn't even exactly the right word - I've…
City of Tomorrow Challenge Update
I wrote about my team's proposal for the City of Tomorrow Challenge before, in this post - and I have exciting news to share! Our team was one of 13…
#NDEAM: National Disability Employment Awareness Month
I'm a little late on this one, since it's the last day of the month (Happy Halloween!), but October is actually National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). It's a bit…
Pittsburgh City of Tomorrow Challenge
I know that I've been MIA around here recently, and I wanted to be able to share one of the things that has been taking up so much of my…
Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People
I'm back! I took a bit of a longer absence than I thought I would, but I've had a lot going on and just not enough hours in the day.…
Thrival Festival 2018 Recap
I'm still figuring out my posting schedule, and working on balancing everything going on (see this post here), but I wanted to make sure I talked about Thrival before too…
Thrival Festival 2018: LIFE.CODE
Normally, I talk about events that I'm involved in after they happen, so that I can recap them a bit, and share the experience with you. And I'll probably still…
Influence Nation Summit
I have been planning my birthday trip to DC for months. I had the dates picked, the hotel picked and room reserved, and my friends invited since at least May.…
Talking to People with Disabilities
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…