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Posts tagged with "Kenneth Brown"
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability — Are we equal yet?
Apr. 17 | There is something that I must be missing, or the ugly head of discrimination is alive and well in this democracy called the United States. The art of forgiveness appears alive and well for European Americans, while the appearance...
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability
Mar. 27 | Disabilities need not stifle our hopes and dreams Hello, it’s me, Kenneth Brown. Do those of us with disabilities dare to dream? Do we have the right to have hope? Fear not, yes we do. Without hope and dreams we have no future. We believe in...
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability Bring the disability skeleton out of the closet
Feb. 20 | What is a disability? This is a multifaceted question. My opinion: A disability alters the “natural” or “normal” state of something or someone. The qualifier for this is who is defining “natural or normal states,” and how the definitions...
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability
Feb. 6 | Survival, accident, luck, miracle: I wouldn’t change any of it As I consider the wonders of life with a disability, I find myself pondering the survival-miracle-accident-luck narrative. “Survive” is defined as “to remain alive after...
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability
Dec. 19 | Assistance, support from others vital to surviving with a disability Why did I “survive” as a Black “crippled” child? I believe I survived so others can see it is possible. How did I “survive?” I believe I was born with the intestinal...
Living, surviving and thriving with a disability
Nov. 21 | Living (the early years) Part two of a series Many of you may be wondering what my disability is. The medical term for my disability is “left side hemiplegic.” Simplified, I am partially paralyzed on my entire left side. My left...
Living, surviving, and thriving with a disability
Oct. 17 | Living (the early years) I am in the middle of my fifth decade of life. I acquired my disability at the age of two and one half years old. Living with a disability is a mighty challenge for anyone. My disability happened early...
