Published Columns and Articles

Summit Daily News - regular column published under the title Disability 101. Disability 101 is a column designed to challenge outdated, patronizing attitudes and encourage the reader to view the disabled as persons of strength with great capabilities.

• June 21, 2009            Changed and on my way to D.C.
• June 7, 2009              Equal - not special
• May 17, 2009             Nothing about us without us
• April 12, 2009            Celebrate diversity with children's books
• March 29, 2009          People first language
• March 15, 2009          I have a voice
• March 1, 2009            Monoski camp: A time to be free
• February 15, 2009      My lessons
• February 1, 2009        It's all in the details
• January 18, 2009        The continuing saga
• January 5, 2009         That handicapped parking spot thing
• December 22, 2008    Disability rights laws
• December 8, 2008      The formula plan doesn't work
• November 24, 2008    Wheelchair rugby
• November 10, 2008    Inclusion challenge
• October 27, 2008       Amendment 51 is needed 
• October 20, 2008       The application maze
• September 23, 2008  Getting help with disabilities isn't easy
• September 9, 2008    Dignity and Disability
• August 26, 2008        Tune in for the Beijing Paralympics
• August 5, 2008          The ADA and Employment
• July 22, 2008             Are you really willing to help?
• July 8, 2008               Definition of disability
• June 24, 2008            Hidden disabilities
• June 10, 2008            When to offer help
• May 27, 2008             Learned Helplessness
• May 12, 2008             Stages of Acceptance
• April 15, 2008            Why you should care, part 2
• February 26, 2008      Why you should care
• February 12, 2008      Not everyone who uses a wheelchair is paraplegic
• January 29, 2008       Elderly people have different needs
• January 17, 2008       The greatest gift is not help
• January 1, 2008         Pity is never appropriate
• December 4, 2007      Presume competence
• November 22, 2007    No, I don’t want you to push me

Peak Region Cyclist

• May 2009                  When you can't ride a standard bike anymore  Pages 8-10

Guest writer on the In the Loop blog sponsored by Wideaware Training and Consultancy, Ltd in London - an exchange of ideas comparing life with a disability in the U.S. with life with a disability in the United Kingdom. Additional posts include those by Maria Zedda of Wideaware and those by David Morris, the Senior Advisor on Disability and Deaf Issues to the Mayor of London

• October 2, 2008          Healthcare in the U.S. 

The Parents Handbook- Summit County

• Summer 2008            What Should You Tell Your Kids?

Empowering News, The Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center Newsletter

• Spring 2008               BOEC is My Healer

Reprints:

• May 11-18, 2009         Senior Gazette-Disability Awareness             Celebrate diversity with children's books (Pg 13)
• April 9, 2009               MDJunction.com                                               I have a voice
• March 20, 2009           United Church of Christ Disabilities MinistriesI have a voice
• March 20, 2009           ADAWatch.org                                                  I have a voice
• March 16, 2009           Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center         Monoski camp: a time to be free
• March 16-23, 2009      Senior Gazette-Disability Awareness              My lessons (Page 13)
• February 16-23, 2009  Senior Gazette-Disability Awareness              It's all in the details (Page 13)
• Dec 2008/Jan 2009     Connecting, Raising Special Kids Newsletter   Learned helplessness  (Page 12) 
• November 2008          Today's Advocate                                             Pity is never appropriate (Page 15)
• October 2008             Today's Advocate                                             Hidden disabilities    (Page 9)
• 2008                          School Link, Inc.                                               When to offer help

Linked (These are webpages that have links to my columns and articles.):

• May 2009                   Localstew                                                         Nothing about us without us
• April 12, 2009             Nabuur.com                                                     Celebrate diversity with children's books
• March 29, 2009           Nabuur.com                                                     People first language
• January 19, 2009        Twine - Mobility Matters                                  The continuing saga
• December 7, 2008      Iconocast                                                         The formula plan doesn't work
• August 4, 2008           Program Development Associates Webletter When to offer help
• July/Aug 2008            Disability Resource Digest                               The ADA and employment
• June 11, 2008            Northeast Pennsylvania Ctr Indep Living        When to offer help
• February 13, 2008      Media dis&dat                                                   Not everyone who uses a wheelchair is paraplegic
• January 20, 2008       The Special Parent                                            The greatest gift is not help