Category Archives: Understanding Disability

Appreciation

CHAPTER 18 Appreciation      With encouragement from Mitch my fear of regression began to fade. What I had to do was settle into the wait when the research could resume. In the meantime I continued my studies at MATC keeping … Continue reading

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“I Will if You Will”…. Keeping with Present Day

Not long ago my friend Shelley Peterman-Schwarz called me.   Shelley called to check on how I was doing and I was anxious to learn how she was doing.  Turned out our hearts needed to talk with each other and we … Continue reading

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Let’s Stick With Right Now, Shall We?

             I find it strangely appropriate that my blog “The Lull” showed up when it did.  It fits where I am right now rather uniquely.  How about that…             So, I’m going to continue a lull from the past and … Continue reading

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The First Meeting

I met Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita for the first time on the Spring of 2002, five years after my introduction to disability.  I traveled to the UW-Madison’s Medical Sciences building where I was greeted near an entrance by Mitch Tyler, a … Continue reading

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Understanding DisABILITY

To understand something we usually try to learn as much as we can about it, right?  Well, I learned that disability falls into the search for understanding category as well. The Reading Girl by Magni, National Gallery of Art, Washington, … Continue reading

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