Traveling Not Disabled By Planning Traveling with a disability whether it is a cane, walker or wheelchair, you do lose a certain amount of spontaneity. You don’t have the ability to just get up and go, literally. So to make the trip enjoyable for yourself and those that you are traveling with, organization is the key, humor and good...

Priorities I’m all for keeping a positive attitude and going for what you want. Having said that, I also believe someone’s talent or desires should be put to good use. Two points to consider. 1. A grass roots group, or a media team, are spending a lot of effort in trying to get Betty White on Saturday Night...

Website Tools And Chat With the meltdown of my site over the last week and a half, I’ve been able to restore it. And because I had time on my hands (dangerous I know) I: Rearranged the main page Put a tool bar on the bottom – now you can find the latest tweets there instead of on the page and a link to my Facebook Fan...

Site Errors Hi all, Recently I had moved my blog and somehow when you clicked on any link it just gave you an error message. This has been fixed. If you find any missing links, let me know via the contact us page or if unable to, contact via twitter. Thank...

Speed Bumps Bring Importance Of Seat Belt Safety OK, I’ve heard of speed bumps to slow down speeding cars. But speed bumps on a sidewalk? - Hope a baby in a stroller isn’t drinking from their baby bottle while going over these. - Or hope a person in a wheelchair has a seat belt on, so they don’t get ejected. - Or that the paperboy has...

I Can Not Read, Sam I Am Audio version of this blog: I Can Not Read, Sam I Am March 2, is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, yet 14% of the population could not even read this sentence. 774 million people worldwide can not read or write. Only 12% of legally blind children in the United States can read braille. This is down amazingly from...

Self-Esteem Top 5 We’ve talked about a glass of water, appearance, and emotions. Here is my top five list of ways to keep yourself and others on a positive high of self-esteem, while keeping it realistic. Remember, anything you do, including those you do for others, has an impact on your self-esteem. You choose the...

Cherishing Teens Raises Self-Esteem Something we each cherish is to feel loved, valued, and a sense of worth. Most of us grow up being told treat other like you want to be treated. I agree with this, almost. If someone has a low self-esteem and has had this for a very long time, they will use this saying to keep treating others around them the...

Super Bowl Of Self-Esteem For Teens So we have the spotlight on the big dance in Florida, the Super Bowl. People all around the world are watching. If you were on the field, could you imagine all eyes on you? That is what a lot of teens feel when they walk through the doors of their school. Guess what? When you feel good about yourself,...

Self Esteem Major Cause Of Teen Suicide The heading actually says a lot. Growing up with a disability and being mainstreamed in 4th grade I found out first hand what happens when you mix a lot of different people in a building and forget to tell them about the many differences people have. Unfortunately, there is a big trend of not explaining...