I broke my arm and … was diagnosed with PTSD and a brain injury, walking around like a zombie in ‘The Walking Dead,’ Jim Stanek recently told TheBlaze. I was isolating myself. I didn’t want to socialize with people … I couldn’t remember things. For me, being a vet with PTSD, I’ve been called a […]
When illness gets in the way of your work, is it better to push through, or be open about it? There are a lot of things that you want to make sure your future employer knows about you during an interview: your work ethic, your collaborative decision-making style, but if you have a chronic illness […]
A couple of years ago, my wife, Sherri, said to me, “We need to go to San Diego for surgery.” Really? San Diego? Walks on the beach! Shamu! The zoo! It sounded like fun. OK, the surgery part didn’t – but we had not had a vacation in almost three years, and I could think of worse […]
Have you ever seen someone get out of a car parked in a space reserved for people with disabilities, who did not LOOK disabled? Did it make you feel very uncomfortable or even upset? Did you let them know of your disapproval by giving them a dirty look or yelling at them? Well, you are […]
We all know that a dog’s sense of smell is more keen than a human’s. In fact, according to Dan Warren, a Virginia dog breeder, humans have about 5 million nose receptors, but dogs have about 250 million! But, did you know that dogs can detect very subtle fluctuations in blood sugar levels? Warren’s company, […]
I subscribe to a blog called Fear-Less. It’s about taking charge of your life … moving through fear to the truth … which is never words and is always the feeling. Fear-less means having less fear, but FEARLESS … well that means intrepid, brave, daring and courageous. All synonyms for people living with an invisible […]
Port Hope, Ontario resident, Selena Forsyth, gives of her time to make her town accessible for people with disabilities. “Ms. Forsyth is Port Hope’s Accessibility Advisory Committee chairwoman and since 2004, the committee, through its ‘Access for All’ activities, has increased awareness of barriers people with visible and invisible disabilities in the community face each […]
ADA revisions define service animals. ADA Revisions published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010 clarified the definition of service animal and revised the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations. Most of us are familiar with guide dogs for the blind or visually impaired and hearing dogs for those who are deaf or hearing impaired. […]