by Gloria | Mar 13, 2017 | community, health, support, Your Life, Your Town
Disabilities and illnesses can be isolating. We hear that from many sources. And many days we clearly experience it ourselves. Isolation can come from many directions. Other people pull back from us or we may choose to pull ourselves back. Some “alone time” can be...
by Gloria | Jan 6, 2017 | Adventures, Your World
Our daughter was in town for 3 days and asked about visiting an Orlando theme park for one of them. After looking at materials from Disney (Magic Kingdom or Epcot) and Universal (Universal Studios or Islands of Adventure), we agreed that Universal Islands of...
by Gloria | Jan 6, 2017 | Accessibility, Renovation, Your Life
We all see our worlds through our own eyes. We make our choices and structure our lives based on what we know personally. If we are not disabled and we don’t live with someone who is disabled, why would we make our homes “handicapped-friendly”? In the world of...
by Gloria | Dec 9, 2016 | Your Town
`Bay News 9 spoke with me about a very important safety issue hat goes mostly unnoticed by non-disabled shoppers. We are working with retailers and shopping center managers to seek modifications for access from sidewalks. Keep watching for stories of our efforts in...