Abler: Equality For the Disabled Blog

Hello everyone! Today is the last day of April, and as promised here is our latest guest blogger for the month of April. Please, help me welcome Nancy Kotch. Today Nancy brings us her story on how she is living and and embracing her life with the utmost positivity while having a genetic disease called,  Neurofibromatosis (N F).  Please enjoy Nancy's blogpost entitled, embrace. Graphic made with canva.com The photos  within the graphics are the personal property of  Nancy Kotch. Embrace  Nancy Pictured With Her Husband Jeff. Graphic made using canva.com My name is Nancy Koch and I am 42 years old. I am from Connecticut and now live in South Carolina with my husband and best friend Jeff for 10 years. Some of my favorite things are reading, doing puzzles, planting flowers, laying on my hammock, watching TV, coloring, going to dinner with friends, and listening to music. Together, Jeff and I enjoy riding on his motorcycle, traveling, hik...

WELCOME READERS TO OUR VERY FIRST CROSS-COVERED TOPIC OF 2020, CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION. A FEW THIS TO NOTE: 1 THIS IS NOT A SPONSORED POST OF ANY KIND. 2, THE CRIP CAMP POSTER USED IN THE PROMOTIOAL MATERIALS, I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS OF THAT PHOTO. 3. THE PLAFROM(S) WE USED TO CROSS-COVER ARE AS FOLLOWS: OUR PODCAST, THE MANY FACES OF THE ABLED (FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THIS BLOG.  THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT  I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS POST.  FOUNDER,  Jessica Niziolek Crip Camp, a Disability Revolution, Broken Spokes Productions imbd Information : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8923484/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Official website: cripcamp.com  ✣Introduced to former camper, James Lebrecht (writer and director for the documentary and screenplay.) James  has spina bifida (went to the camp in the summer of 1971). Camp was  located in the cat-gills. The camp, which began in the 50’s with a very traditional layout, Later adap...

Author note: The images in this interview were made using canva.com Doaa's Interview: Introduction:  Hello Abler Family! Please help me welcome Doaa Shay! Former wheelchair splinter turned, wheelchair speaker, disability advocate, make-up artist. Connect with Doaa on social media here:  Facebook  Youtube  Instagram @ Doaa. Shayea SnapChat Doaa Shayea01  Twitter *Can you please share more of your back story in more details with our readers? *What is your personal opinion on ableism when it comes to talking about the disability community? *What is your biggest “pet peeve” when it comes to people’s reaction to your wheelchair and your disability, of spina bifida? *What would you say to someone who says disabled people are just “lazy”, and “attention seekers”? *What would you like to see improve greatly among the disability community? *If you could make changes to the 30-year ADA Bill what would it be and why? *Have you...