by Gloria Lepik-Corrigan | Aug 3, 2019 | Accessibility, Adventures, community, Travel, Your World
Travelers with disabilities and “less-abilities” can learn so much from talking with each other. And I have found many wonderful accessible travel bloggers writing about their experiences throughout the world. When I’m planning a trip, I almost...
by Gloria | Nov 26, 2017 | Accessibility, advocacy, community, Your Town, Your World
Four years ago, we moved to a new home in a different city and state. We chose our location carefully to take advantage of abundant shopping options, numerous bus lines and close proximity to medical and municipal services. The location of our condo provided me with...
by Gloria | Nov 5, 2017 | Accessibility, community, Transportation, Your Life, Your Town
When we have lived a large part of our adult lives without major disabilities, encountering restrictions on everyday activities, like jumping in the car and going, can be very hard to accept. And developing the mindset for smoothly seeking alternatives may not come...
by Gloria | Jun 24, 2017 | Accessibility, community, living well
Throughout our lives all of us have probably had times when we wanted to be more or less anonymous and more or less memorable. Things have been said that individuals with disabilities are often ignored or treated as “invisible”. My experience has been quite the...
by Gloria | Apr 23, 2017 | Accessibility, Adventures, community, Your Town, Your World
Yesterday I “marched” for Science and joined in a celebration of Earth Day. Not just despite my disability, but as much because of it. Because medical and pharmaceutical research by scientists has stabilized my MS. Because engineers have developed products to make...
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...