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: Work/School
Cheers to Moby.
I’ve had a ridiculous amount of free time on my hands lately. I am also a person who really likes getting things done. So … it’s been interesting … I am also a person who keeps a lot of their to do lists electronic. Sometimes those to do lists get sort of “lost in the …
Some intro tips on “networking.”
I found this article from the Wall Street Journal earlier this week. While it’s definitely more dedicated to business/sales types (and not the engaged, others-centered types that I prefer to engage with). Just a quick post, but wanted to share the food for thought! My favorite content in this article can definitely be found under the …
2,922 days ago.
What were you doing 2,922 days ago? Just to give you a hint…that was 8 (yes, EIGHT) full years ago. For me, I remember waking up so early on that particular day. I was a young teenager, who woke up nice and early, eager to head to his first big-boy job… It was the first …
Sunrise Calendar App introduces the Meet Keyboard.
“When are you available for lunch next week?” … Have you ever spent more time scheduling a meeting over email than actually talking over coffee? … If this question makes you cringe just at the idea of the never-ending email thread that it’s about to start, you’re in for a treat.” These are some of …
MOOCs and accessibility.
It is stories like this one that make me hopeful for any issue that deals with accessibility in our country. My passion for education is no secret, and my passion for an accessible education is even less of a secret. The definition of the word “accessible” can vary greatly but in this situation I mean it in …
Honored to be appointed by Virginia Governor McAuliffe.
I never thought I’d be able to say that I was an appointee to a gubernatorial administration. Even more importantly, I never thought I’d be able to say that I am a gubernatorial appointee working toward quelling his own hangups and admitted anxiety about working with others with disabilities. But here I am. Last summer …
The next chapter of HESONWHEELS: Everyday philanthropy.
When you think of the word philanthropy, what do you think of? Money? Dollar signs? Donations? Charities? Do any of those words come to your mind? Based on asking this question via HESONWHEELS and in-person over the past four months, those words are very popular “first-thoughts” when people think of philanthropy. Further, based on the …