The feeling of tears rushing down your face is among the worst sensations we experience, but it sets up some of the greatest moments of our lives. When the tears…
I can fail to accomplish a goal 100 times, but I won’t hesitate to take the 101st swing. I will continue to follow the pattern of watching my efforts fall…
There’s one question that has taken the world and disability community by storm: What is equality? Some activists are concerned with the lack of accessibility in older buildings that have…
In football, if one guy isn’t all in, nobody succeeds. Every other guy may be fulfilling their role, but it doesn’t matter. Whether you are the star quarterback or on…
It's one thing to know that I'm just like you, but it's another thing to look at me like I am. When I look in the mirror or at somebody…
Let's say you are in the grocery store and you have to grab something from the top shelf. You just routinely get up onto your toes, grab the box of…
If you think that it's normal, then it's normal. Normal is a very weak word. Normal is in the dictionary with a definition just so it fits in with the…
Leadership is a great skill to develop throughout life. We all have the ability to be leaders, but, some of us take the more convenient route, follow friends around, do…
Navigating in public areas can be difficult to accomplish for somebody with disabilities, whether it's because of the other people in the building or the structure itself. The Americans with…
Pride. The five-letter word that students and members of the staff at the Fayetteville - Manlius school district live by. Progress. Responsibility. Integrity. Determination. Excellence. Like everything, it all starts…