July is Disability Pride Month | Be Happy in your own Skin

I do not usually consider pride to be a good thing to have, but in this case the word "pride" is necessary. July is Disability Pride Month and it is time that people with disabilities be proud of who they are. People with disabilities are constantly seen as less of a person just because they … Continue reading July is Disability Pride Month | Be Happy in your own Skin

There Needs to be a New Era of Authentic Representation of People with Disabilities in the media

Photo by geralt on Pixabay Society’s definition of beauty has become more shallow as the years have gone by. The media and magazines have defined beauty. The standard is to be tall and thin with a perfect face. This standard of beauty has only further excluded those that are different including people with disabilities. There … Continue reading There Needs to be a New Era of Authentic Representation of People with Disabilities in the media