After four months of paperwork, which turned out to be unnecessary, I was finally able to move into my new apartment in March. It was not just another move, it’s it truly a fresh start for me. The surroundings are a complete 180 and I will no longer be living alone.
As some of you are [...]
Since last year I have been working at United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate (UCPGG) as a blogger and a grant writer. As moderator and main contributor for their blog, I write articles pertaining to the disability community in the bay area. I have liberty to determine the design and complete control over the [...]
We all have high expectations placed upon us and strive to meet them. Whether they are placed upon us or we place them upon ourselves, expectations can be difficult to balance. The trick is to accept your best without letting the expectations of others overrun your personal expectations.
My expectations were to graduate college and become [...]
I remember the day I signed up on Facebook. I had no idea it was actually a news feed to a worldwide connection. All I knew at the time was I had a stalker who followed me on Facebook. I thought I was having a small wall fight; I had no clue that the newsfeed [...]
As I look at my life, I see that I am very lucky. As a man with cerebral palsy who has significant speech and mobility challenges I still lead an active and what I think is a fairly normal life. I see myself as a young professional and as such have my hand in many [...]
I’m sure we are all quiet familiar with the phrase “no one ever said life would be easy.” It is in the most difficult times in life when the hardest life lessons are learned. Each person brings to the table their own perspective of lessons learned. In effect, we become teachers to one another.
I have [...]
A song is a very moving and powerful thing. Starting with the National Anthem, everything in this country is tied to a song. Birthdays, holidays, weddings, special events, moments in history, and so on. If you can name it, there’s a song for it. Singing is part of our culture.
I remember at age 21 getting [...]
While the quality of life has dramatically changed since I began communicating with my DynaVox, enough cannot be said about the value of low-tech system in case of an emergency. Being without one is as ridiculous as driving in a car without a spare tire. The environment in which an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) [...]
Life often throws you for an unexpected loop. This has been the case for me. I have been trying to move for the last four months to a better area. However, it seems as though there’s always some glitch holding me up. As slowly as things have progressed, it would have been at a snail’s [...]
On Saturday November 6, 2010 I had the opportunity to drive to Los Altos, California to attend an AAC Leaders meeting. I was invited by one of the founders of the group, Tike, to come and participate that day in their proceedings. The group was comprised of about five young men who use AAC from [...]
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