Navigating the Higher Education Environment When You Live With Disability Research over the past 20 years indicates that a fairly high percentage of college students with disability choose not to disclose that disability to a college administration. They are tired of “being labeled” or singled out because of their situation and simply want to participate Read More
Category: Youth
Information for persons between the ages of 13 – 26.
Self-Advocacy: Becoming an Active Member in Your Community
If you have ever stood up and defended the rights of yourself or others you were acting as an advocate. Self-advocacy means taking the responsibility for telling others what you need and want in a respectful and direct way. Anyone can be a self-advocate and while speaking up for you or someone else can make you feel Read More
‘What’s wrong with your brother?’
As a second grade student, this was a daunting question. I knew Josh was different, but I didn’t know how to adequately explain the nature of his disability; he was just Josh, my brother. I was fortunate enough to grow up in an unwaveringly accepting and unconditionally loving family, as well as being a rather Read More