Being Truly Thankful
Monthly Archives: November 2012


Being Truly Thankful
Being Truly Thankful

Categories: Community Life, Health

By Guest Blogger Wayne Connell, Founder and President of the Invisible Disabilities Association It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving 2012 has already come and gone. Usually it falls on the last week of November,  so it was early this year. Even … Continue reading

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Disability & Holiday Shopping
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Disability & Holiday Shopping

Categories: Community Life

By Guest Blogger Kathe Skinner, Marriage & Family Therapist and Relationship Coach Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Every wall is a door.” We people with disabilities know about both.  We’ve persevered by busting down walls.  We are tough, competent, purposeful and … Continue reading

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Hiring a Personal Care Assistant
Hiring a Personal Care Assistant

Categories: Ask the Expert, Community Life

By Guest Blogger Ruth Harrigan, Esq. I jokingly tell friends that when I hire a personal care assistant, I’m hiring an arm and a leg. This is because I have quadriplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, as the result of … Continue reading

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