By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger With a thump, my dad jumped on my bed and began hopping up and down. I groaned, “What time it is?” “Nine o’clock,” he cheerfully replies. I buried my head deeper in my pillow. “It’s DASA’s Super Sports Sunday,” announces...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Both my brother and I were homeschooled; however, when I was nine years old I did go to public school for a year. I had an assigned helper that helped me with things such as carrying my books or writing things down. Going to school was a bit overwhelming. A new place fil...
By Sarah Coiner, PRC Blogger I am disabled, and what that means for me is that I need someone's help to do anything physical. I can't feed, dress, or do anything of my own personal care. I can't even move myself from one place to the other. And when I am around friends, like at church, sometimes it feels like all I really ...
By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Intern & Blogger Society generally has lower expectations for people with disabilities, both mental and physical disabilities. Because we navigate the world “differently”, talk “differently”, look “different”, move “differently”, and ar...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Imagine yourself lying on a pristine beach. Your toes are dug into the warm white sand. A gentle breeze softly touches your face and blows through your hair. You gaze out and see the most gorgeous sunset you have ever seen. Now you're totally relaxed without...
How I Learnt Minspeak By Caytlin, Liberator Blogger, Australia Hi I’m Caytlin, I’m 31 years old and I’m a social worker. I love to live life to the fullest and I never allow the disability to get in the way of anything I want to do. Growing up, I went right through mainstream primary school without a com...