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Read more about the article A Level Playing Field: Questions of What and How Facing the Disability Community
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  • Post published:August 2018
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal

A Level Playing Field: Questions of What and How Facing the Disability Community

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…

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Read more about the article Teamwork, Brotherhood, and Lasting Memories of F-M Football
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  • Post published:July 2018
  • Post category:Columns/Personal/The Positivity Project

Teamwork, Brotherhood, and Lasting Memories of F-M Football

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…

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Read more about the article No Matter what it Looks like, I’m no Different than my Peers
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  • Post published:November 2017
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal

No Matter what it Looks like, I’m no Different than my Peers

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…

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Read more about the article For Those with Disabilities, Trust is an Underrated Aspect of Life
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  • Post published:July 2017
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal

For Those with Disabilities, Trust is an Underrated Aspect of Life

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…

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Read more about the article What, Exactly, is Normal?
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  • Post published:June 2017
  • Post category:General/Personal

What, Exactly, is Normal?

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…

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Read more about the article Leadership — An Option For Some, A Must-Have For Others
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  • Post published:December 2016
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal

Leadership — An Option For Some, A Must-Have For Others

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…

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Read more about the article What is it Like Maneuvering in Public For Me?
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  • Post published:October 2016
  • Post category:Disability Insights/Personal

What is it Like Maneuvering in Public For Me?

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…

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Read more about the article What Does Pride Mean to You?
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  • Post published:January 2016
  • Post category:High School Sports/Personal

What Does Pride Mean to You?

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…

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Read more about the article Marquise Goodwin – More Than an Athlete
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  • Post published:August 2015
  • Post category:NFL/Personal

Marquise Goodwin – More Than an Athlete

At the joint practice with the Cleveland Browns in 2015, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Marquise Goodwin converted a Browns fan into a Bills and a Goodwin fan for life. My…

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