Posts in Disability
On Sunny Frocks And Truth In Light

If you read my last post you know it's Disability Awareness Month and it would seem that a few folks have lavished a bit of their kind attentions on me. And so the sun shines today, bringing light and warmth. But sometimes it's light reaches the dark corners of long-kept secrets and brings with it the liberation of truth.

 

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Were You Aware Of This?

Did you know that October is National Disability Awareness Month?  No? Well, did you know that October 2nd was World Cerebral Palsy Day?  Have I made you feel guilty yet? I hope so - because that may assuage my own aloofness. I had absolutely no clue about any of this until I accidentally stumbled upon it in an unrelated web search last Sunday. I suspect the reason for that is I'm often so busy I forget that I'm disabled.

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Valentine Valentine: Tempering Dissonance

When you ask Amanda Valentine about the creative process involved in designing her Valentine Valentine clothing line she becomes animated. Her posture shifts forward, her words come more quickly and emphatically. It's like watching the rush of excitement that comes with new love, only this kind of passion isn't diminished by time.

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