Category Archives: Our Love Story

Diversity and Inclusion: Refusal of Service Still Affects People with Disabilities

There have been a handful of times when I, the able-bodied wife, has answered those who refused to serve or work with my husband, a brilliant college-educated and intellectual man with Cerebral Palsy. Maybe the first time I experienced the … Continue reading

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Independence Day: Celebrating Inclusivity and Independence with a Disability

A year ago, Barton and I spent the day recording a video that would be used in an application for The Coaches Training Institute Certification Scholarship Program. Barton had just had surgery to replace his Baclofen pump, and the call … Continue reading

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Nurturing Our Relationship: Coming Back to the Source

Barton and I have been working so hard lately- Barton in building his coaching and leadership practice as he begins CTI’s Coaching Certification Program, and I have been immersed with some immense quarter-end projects in my new position. It didn’t … Continue reading

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Disability and Relationships: This is No Cookie-Cutter Life

What is it to live a courageous life? That was the question I pondered for the past few weeks, during a time when I reflected on fabulous excitement of publishing our memoir and the past year of speaking to people … Continue reading

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Stepping Up to Embrace Otherness

      How do you react when you come across something that is different? We might react with curiosity, fear, comparisons, hesitation, or acceptance. These are all normal reactions when we meet “the other.” In an essay my father, … Continue reading

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