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The Challenges of Emergency Evacuations for People with Disabilities: A Personal Reflection
As I listen to reports of the devastating fires in Los Angeles, I can’t help but reflect on one stark and unsettling
Jan 136 min read
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The Frustrations of Social Media
In today’s digital world, social media has become a vital platform for connection, entertainment, and information.
Nov 26, 20245 min read
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What Do You Do?
So, I’m left with questions: What assumptions are people making about my abilities and my life simply because I am blind?
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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Dangers of Presumed Incompetence
As we approach a new school year, and in a world where diversity is increasingly celebrated, I want to revisit an issue I have written...
Aug 30, 20244 min read
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Disability Pride Month: Celebrating Diversity, and Inclusion
I have been on a brief hiatus, but I’ve decided to take this opportunity to write a new blog post because July is a month of celebration..
Jul 11, 20244 min read
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A Tale of Fire and a Lie
Around thirty years ago, an unexpected event occurred that led me into a tangled web of a well-intentioned lie. As a newly totally blind wom
Jan 3, 20243 min read
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Redefining Leadership: What if Judah Maccabee had been disabled?
The story of Hanukkah is one of resilience, faith, and triumph against all odds. Traditionally, we know Judah Maccabee as a valiant...
Dec 11, 20232 min read
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The Enigma of Choice
I have been asked on more than one occasion, "If I could choose any other disability other than blindness, what would I choose?" Each...
Nov 13, 20234 min read
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Beyond October:
Building a Year-Round Inclusive Society for People with Disabilities In 1988, the United States Congress took a significant step towards...
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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My love hate relationship with my white cane
The white cane is a mobility aid that allows people who are blind and visually impaired to navigate the world around them independently.
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month — and the 11 Other Months of the Year
I’ve been rather quiet this past month and have not posted anything. My quietude is not because I have run out of things to write about,...
Jan 31, 20235 min read
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This Is Me
Recently, at my first board retreat of the new board term I asked my board to share a song that makes them think of our...
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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The Butterfly Effect
The butterfly effect is “the idea that small, seemingly trivial events may ultimately result in something with much larger consequences.
Aug 31, 20224 min read
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Let's Talk "Special Needs"
Article Reprint From Spork April 19, 2021 As I am currently in Israel visiting with 2 of my children, their spouses and my 8...
Aug 17, 20224 min read
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Let's Talk: My Life
During these first few weeks of my blog, you have gotten a taste of my sometimes snarky, sometimes irreverent, and always personal...
Aug 9, 20227 min read
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Visit to camp; inclusion at its finest
I have never been able to understand or appreciate the allure of summer overnight camp. My family and friends wax poetic about their....
Aug 2, 20224 min read
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"Nothing about us, without us"
Nothing about us without us, which is a rallying cry of disabled people, means don’t plan things about us or for us without us.
Jul 26, 20224 min read
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Blind People Don't Mingle
I was recently at a bridal shower for the daughter of a dear friend. My friends and I were all hostesses. It was the first time we had....
Jul 11, 20224 min read
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