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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 14 Apr

I stayed up too late, got up too early. Then when I was ready to sleep some more Bob got up. This morning we were fortunate enough to have time available while the Veteran's Rep was in Marion, and we visited him, seeking to get...

april 2026

sleep issues

disabilities

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Patrice: The Movie Documentary

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 25 Oct 24

Patrice: The Movie Documentary is such an eye opening documentary about the realities in the lives of many people with disabilities. I certainly recommend checking it out. You will be so glad that you did!

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Good Afternooon

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 15 Jul 24

Good afternoon. On this day, many years ago, I attended a skills for independent living camp. On this particular day, we had taken a field trip to Metro Headquarters at Judiciary Square to get our reduced fare cards, which...

metro

disabilities

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Good Afternoon

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 16 Jan 24

Good afternoon. Yesterday I called a friend. I became frustrated when my friend handed her carer the phone and her carer began speaking for her, without giving my friend the opportunity to speak for herself. People wrongfully...

people

disabilities

communication

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Digital Design Tools Can Be A PRECIOUS Resource

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 11 Jan 24

Digital tools (such as I often use) can allow many with crippling ailments to still express themselves creatively, and I personally have found them to be a PRECIOUS resource. This is an aspect of the entire art conversation that...

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Good afternoon

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 3 Oct 23

Good afternoon.. You may recall that my power wheelchair was damaged by American Airlines on a flight this summer. The cost of the repairs, including parts and labor was $998. American has paid for the parts and the repairs....

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Traveling

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 3 Aug 23

My big dream when I retired was to do a lot of traveling. I wanted to see several cities in the U.S. as well as Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Thailand, Tibet, and several others. The only problem was I hadn't won the lottery or saved...

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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Mistyck Moon @MistyckMoon (935) • United States 15 May 23

As someone who lives with several mental disabilities, I know the importance of educating others who may not understand the world of mental illness. There is still so much negative stigmas and feelings of shame for having a mental...

mental health

disabilities

awareness

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That Thing I Do

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 1 Mar 23

I facilitate trainings in self advocacy skills for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. My fabulous colleagues and I facilitated a training today on how to advocate for our needs in ways that are positive,...

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about today/special needs

Yumeko @aureategloom (11025) • Bosnia And Herzegovina 18 Mar 21

it's almost 1:08PM here and i already had one online class. i was supposed to have practice in Foster home, but we're not allowed to go there, so now i'm waiting for my online class at 5:30PM. it's good that i have time to do...

today

special needs

disabilities

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International Disabled Persons Day...

Kimberly Forsythe @NewWorldOptimist (184) 1 Dec 20

A friend of mine brought it to my attention that December 3rd is International Disabled Person's Day. If you can, please consider donating to a cause that supports research and the advancement of technologies that can...

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Redefining Possible

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 13 Aug 20

There is a stigma, even today about those with disabilities, but where the world sees imperfections, God sees potential, he uses those the world sees as broken Nic Vujicic was born without limbs, yet he is a motivational speaker...

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Yes...This is so True...

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 12 May 20

Sadly it is true that those with a disability are more likely to loose their jobs during this crisis, and honestly and sadly this has been a long time truth. The add isn’t what’s important but the message...

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December 3 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222302) • United States 3 Dec 19

Giving Tuesday - a global day of giving that kicks off the charitable giving season International Day of Persons With Disabilities Let's Hug Day 1910 - Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris...

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People with disabilities....

Aanshi Raghava @Aansh13 (11433) • New Delhi, India 5 Aug 19

To me disability holds a very different picture.... The basic issue with the word 'disabilities' is that it talks about an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted..... But, there are...

disabilities

life

wisdom

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Staying Positive In Challenging Situations

Mistyck Moon @MistyckMoon (935) • United States 30 Apr 19

Let me begin by saying that I truly and sincerely love life and how unpredictable it can be sometimes. I always do my best to see the good in every situation no matter how challenging it may be. But, I'm still human and I am a...

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The Education of The Disabled

Michelle Renee Kidwell @Michellekidwell (29953) • Sonora, California 16 Mar 19

The Education of the Disabled As I prepare another book for publication I discovered an article I wrote in my freshman (College) English Class it is a topic I remain passionate about all these years later: Please keep in mind I...

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Casting My Vote In A World That's Not Always Accessible

danishcanadian @danishcanadian (28954) • Canada 7 Jun 18

I love it when political parties go above and beyond, for the voters. My husband is an American, and can not vote in Canadian elections, but he still loves to get involved in local politics. By a happy coincidence, we are both...

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*Senior

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 1 Apr 18

A happy and blessed Easter Sunday to us all, my friends, how are you? I and my sister went to church to attend mass at 9:30AM. There were so many things I observed while in church and outside. As usual, I and my sister went to a...

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Comfort is so important when you are disabled

bonnie @bunnybon7 (50970) • Holiday, Florida 29 Sep 17

Have been complaining about my commode seat since we moved in. nearly 2 years ago. It's not only low but hard old seat. was such a mess. and myself, it is hard to squat so had to hold on to sink and brace the seat and easy...

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