The Squeaky Wheelchair
My name is Kathleen Downes. I blog about my life in a squeaky pink wheelchair. Seatbelts optional.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
The User's Guide To Being An Inclusive Educator
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The User’s Guide To Being An Inclusive Educator As a student with severe cerebral palsy, I have a lifetime of experience learning the i...
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Friday, July 18, 2014
The Doctor Was Right About Me: Why We Need To Stop Shutting Those Who Do Not "Defy Medical Odds" Out
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I'm not sure if you have seen the article floating around social media about Ben Jackson, a young man born with spastic cerebral palsy ...
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Monday, June 30, 2014
I'm Not Going To Run You Over: Why Comparing My Chair To A Car Doesn't Help
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It is fairly common for parents with curious young children to explain a wheelchair as "like a car". I understand the reflex to e...
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Lessons I Learned At The Empire State Games: Reflecting on Seventeen Amazing Competitions
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Today I participated in my seventeenth Empire State Games for the Physically Challenged, and because I am now twenty- one years old, it was...
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