Author: empeck

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  Growing with Intersectional Disability

  Like flowers growing from a cliff, those with disabilities grow in a tough world. Each different, we must grow to understand one another.

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  My Mental Side to Wellness

  What is wellness? It’s more than pretty things and it’s different for each person.

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  Charity Feature: Doctors Without Borders

  Doctors Without Borders is our February charity feature.

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  An Anxiety Story

  Anxiety and ADHD often show up together. Why does this happen and how can we help?

• On Advocacy: A Message to Parents From a Dyslexic Adult

  When I graduated high school, I was terrified. I should have felt happy and proud of my Regents diploma. It was a huge accomplishment, especially…

• Invisible Strength

              I’ll admit it. I have a hard time with motivation sometimes. It’s just a part of being human, and it’s often compounded by that…

• Charity Feature: Animal Humane Society

  The Animal Humane Society does great work for animals, but did you know they also have a role in bettering literacy as well?

• Doctor Who and Disability

              I’ve been a Doctor Who fan for a while now. The characters, story, and setting are what drew me in initially, but I was…

• On Disability Erasure

              Disability is a dirty word. It shouldn’t be, especially considering as of 2012, the US Census estimated there were around 56.7 million folks living…

• New Year New Me? Not So Much.

  I believe that the New Year is not only a chance to look towards the future, but also an opportunity to let go of what’s…