In a very public display of ignorance that he will probably regret for years to come, city commissioner Corey Johnson of Georgia, chose to actually voice his bigotry, during a city hall council meeting a few weeks ago. The issue arose when a home that was being rented to two people with cognitive disabilities was considered for violation of zoning ( Read more... )

Hey Everyone,

We made an award-winning, critically-acclaimed documentary about Darius Weems, our friend who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).  I promise the film will make you laugh, cry, and inspire you to go out and do something.  We are currently working full-time for Darius Goes West to raise money for DMD research.  Our goal is to ( Read more... )

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Hi All!
I just created a community at
glbtq_disabled. It's for members of the GLBTQQIA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, queer, allied and asexual) community to make friends and discuss being GLBTQQIA AND disabled in any way, be it physical, mental, learning, etc. Anyone--be they GLBTQQIA, interested in ( Read more... )

Again, someone stopped me to ask about my walker & how I modified it. This is the 3rd or 4th time, at least. There is a HUGE need for variety that is not being filled. I was thrilled when the exec. from Nova took a picture, so he could show it to the people at work ( Read more... )

Looking up information on living dysphagia-- Hey, after 26 years, I think I do pretty well, but more info never hurts --I came across this:

Long-term outcome after stroke: does dysphagia
matter?

DUH!

I don't have the patience to read the entire article, but here it is if you want to see it.

crossposted to oc_gimps

Does anyone here use Diaboom? I have an account there, but have never actually used it.

Does anyone else periodically get this red rash on their face, that makes their salivary glands go crazy? I'm pretty sure that I've written about it before ( Read more... )

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Hi, I'm Joey, 26, UK and I have type one brittle asthma, M.E/CFS, Fibromyalgia and Vocal Cord Dysfunction - all of which mean that I spend a majority of my time in a wheelchair and was retired from my job at 19 - collected my pension and everything! I know write teenage fiction for a "living" - don't make much, but I enjoy it and that's the main