by Ekie
One of the nice things about being unemployed is spending time with some of my PCA clients on an as-needed basis. One of these clients is a teenager who happens to have mental retardation, whom I’ll call, um, Wendy, here. It’s school vacation week, and Wendy’s mom has stuff going on, so I got [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Ekie’
22 February, 2008
stop staring!
8 February, 2008
Priveledge Meme
by Ekie
So the thing is………I really am very, very lucky. Through some twist of fate, I was born to have possibilities that a large portion of the world and of the country simply doesn’t. And I could call it luck, but it is more than luck. It is the fact that I was born to [...]
31 January, 2008
Ice cream or access?
by ekie
I will admit that, although I am an advocate, I am not a saint, and, yes, I do shop at places that are not accessible to wheelchair users. I actually do make an active effort to avoid places which are terrible about access (like Brooks, now RiteAid), but when I’m just running errands, I [...]
29 January, 2008
Winter Recreation
By Ekie
Monday, January 28, 2008
Let me just state here: I am tired of winter. I want spring. I want summer. I want to garden, ride my bike and go to the beach. I want to wear sundresses and sandals. [...]
