Category: independence
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Accessibility Is Not One Size Fit All
Disability Pride Series Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about disability is that accessibility is not one size fits all. For years, people with disabilities have fought for equal access. The ADA changed our country in incredible ways, making schools, businesses, transportation, and housing more accessible than ever before.…
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What is the Disability Pride Flag Mean to Me
Disability Pride Month Series — Marie W.O.W.C.P. When I look at the Disability Pride Flag, I do not just see colors. I see stories. I see people. I see history. And I see pride. For many years, I struggled with what disability meant in my own life. Not because I hated who I was. But…
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The Life I Did Build
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time in my life when I measured myself by the things I thought I might never have. The white dress. The children. The traditional life story. For a long time, those were the things I believed defined what a “full” life was supposed to look like. And because my…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 