Today is Mandela Day. Folks are celebrating this amazing man around the world. Hearing and seeing these celebrations is inspiring me to reflect on an experience I had a little less than a month ago. The power and wisdom that I felt on that day and with those fellows left memories and an impact on me that feels like …
Category: Inspirational
Haben Girma.
Earlier today I was clicking around my Apple TV and decided to downloaded the platform’s WWDC app. WWDC is an acronym that refers to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. It takes place annually and this year it was June 13-17 in San Francisco. The conference is typically used to show off and debut new software and …
Thoughts.
Life is fleeting. Ideas, inspiration, and love endure. Chris Anderson, TED Curator & Author I might not change the world, but I can inspire others to. My Thoughts
You only fail when you give up.
So, don’t give up.
The Spoon Theory.
This blog post is inspired by the following two quotes, that I’ve received many, many times in my life: “You know, Justin, just sometimes I forget that you’re even in a wheelchair. It’s like you’re completely normal! I don’t even think about it!” or, maybe… “You know, when you can’t do some things I get a …
Where Deafness is Not a Disability.
I grew up with cousins who were deaf. My experience with those who used sign language to communicate began at a very young age. But, I didn’t learn to sign right away. I took an introductory American Sign Language course during high school, and wasn’t able to really flex those muscles during college. But towards …
Inclusion.
You know, there’s a huuuuuge difference between inclusion and diversity. I believe that the idea of diversity simply gets at the idea of people being different. That difference can be defined in many different ways. It can include difference of race, skin color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identification, where someone grew up, what their favorite color …
Universal Design & Access.
Universal access. Think about it. What do those two words really mean? As a disability advocate, those two words are immensely important in the work that I do. I am constantly reminding others, especially those who are able bodied and may be required to provide some sort of accommodation, that the foundation behind universal access is the idea …