Tag Archives: inclusion

Disability and Stigma in Other Cultures

Posted on November 26, 2016 by lana1967

I just discovered this video on Youtube. It’s about an hour long, and it talks about disability and the stigma of it in Ghana. I think it’s always interesting to see how different cultures view disability and how they treat … Continue reading →

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Getting Life by Julie Shaw Cole

Posted on November 22, 2016 by lana1967

I received a review copy of this book from the publisher, Advocado Press. I was intrigued to see how the author handled presenting her heroine’s perspective when she was basically considered nonverbal at the beginning of the novel. No one … Continue reading →

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For All of Us

Posted on November 12, 2016 by lana1967

  I apologize to you all for not finishing last night’s post. I usually remember to write before taking my night meds. Last night I didn’t. I don’t remember how long sleep took last night, but it wasn’t that long. … Continue reading →

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Making Things Equal for Everybody

Posted on November 7, 2016 by lana1967

When I signed into WordPress tonight, I saw an interesting article. I lived in the province of Alberta in Canada for nine years, but since I was receiving Social Security Disability Income from the US and wasn’t a permanent resident … Continue reading →

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Making a Way Out of Nothing

Posted on October 15, 2016 by lana1967

I’m going to get a bit spiritual here. This is my own story, not intended to offend someone else. There’s a Scripture passage where four men take a paralyzed man to Jesus. They couldn’t get through the door, so they … Continue reading →

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