By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Whenever I meet someone that is going to college, I usually ask them what they are studying. I also ask what school they are going to. However when people learned that I was going to college, they asked, “Oh! Are you taking online classes?” Why is this always their...
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...
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...
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 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 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...