Pipecleaner Dreams

Cheryl from the blog Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellectual Activist Crip , left the following comment on last Friday's blog ...

Born with cerebral palsy, Ms. Hickey, now 67 years old, is confined to a motorized wheelchair. She lives alone and relies on certified nurse...

Last December, Jessica and I met with our state’s Department of Rehabilitative Services. That agency, DRS, is responsible for helping peopl...

On Tuesday, I wrote about the despicable comments made by one of our General Assembly members. The public outcry has been great, and as of...

Hundreds of people showed up, some as early as 4am on a morning where the temperature was only 13 degrees. At 8am, they started getting the...

My home state, Virginia, has a rotten record of providing services to people with disabilities. Virginia is consistently ranked between 40t...

Today, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski introduced in the Senate a bill to strike the terms "Mental Retardation" and "Mentall...

I had to do one of my least favorite things in the world this week – go to our county social services office. Since I am Corey’s legal guar...

The Virginia Alliance for Community today called on all candidates for statewide office and House of Delegates to adopt a “Community for All...

Today I am thankful for the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities and their new campaign... Today, in my state (Virginia), people are ...

Dear Washington National Zoo ; My children and I were so excited about our visit yesterday. I had checked out your website to make sure the...

Two and a half years ago, I requested that Ashley’s health insurance program provide modifications to our bathroom. I strongly believed tha...

Paper money unfair to blind Federal appeals court says Treasury Department is violating the law by keeping dollars the same size and feel. (...

Although two bills introduced into the Virginia General Assembly this year have not yet passed, passage is looking good, and if they do pass...