Chicken Little, a beloved character from children’s literature, was famous for his frantic warning that the sky was falling because an acorn fell and hit him on the head. He convinced a small group of friends to believe him, and they set off — all worked up into a panic — to tell the king of the forest. They asked no …
Candace Owens Is Wrong. Women Like Me Who Use Wheelchairs Can – And Should – Model Underwear.
by Melissa Ortiz, published in USA Today The Daily Wire’s Candace Owens recently made comments that led me to believe that she either doesn’t understand why disability representation is important or that she would like America to reinstate “ugly laws,” the last of which was abolished in 1974. Two parts of my world collided as I listened to her speak. As …
A woman blessed by the ADA
In her opinion piece for Administration for Community Living, Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, “Maria von Trapp writes in her book, The Story of the von Trapp Family Singers, about her youngest son’s first communion. Johannes gleefully announced, “Now it’s MY turn; now I am coming for a change.” In other words, “I am going to participate. I won’t be …
I’m a Woman with a Disability Who Voted for Donald Trump. Here’s Why
In her opinion piece for Time, Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz writes, “My whole life I have cast off the labels and stereotypes others foisted upon me. Thus, politics-by-category annoys me. Unfortunately, in the 2016 presidential election cycle, America seemed convinced by the narrative that the winner could be predicted by the number of voters who fit into the categories embodied …
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