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Unlikely Pairing Has Enriching Upside
Neil Burger’s 2017 comedy-drama film The Upside stars Bryan Cranston as wealthy quadraplegic Phillip Lacasse, and Kevin Hart as Dell...
Changing Hearts and Minds
Change seems to be a constant in life. Simultaneously it’s everywhere and yet nowhere. Some change is easy to deal with, while other...
Disability Employment: A Data-Driven Roadmap
For employers who are ready to invest in disability employment, data is one of the best ways to create a game plan. As a tool, data...
DREAMing of Adaptive Sports
I think we can all agree that it’s important to feel like we belong and have friends—even someone calling themselves an “introvert” may...
Leveraging Obstacles - Your Compensating Assets
With the start of a new year, many take the opportunity to assess where they currently are in life while also reflecting upon the past...
Playtime at Harper’s Playground
Summer is a great time for play. There are even articles by psychologists attesting to play’s mental benefits—a Psychology Today article...
A Beautiful Mind vs The Theory of Everything
The prevalence of Hollywood movies with protagonists experiencing a disability or significant barrier has risen exponentially in the past...
What Is It Like To Hear Voices?
Imagine you meet someone on the street. This person is holding a conversation with...the air, talking about their day, or maybe saying “I...
How to Stick Together when 2020's Falling Apart
Hey everyone! There are a lot of great holidays in a year. Whether they revolve around eating food, hanging stockings and giving presents...
The Big Questions
Like every parent, Marci Bennett wants the best for her teenage son, Hayden. Hayden has high-functioning autism, and Marci had some...
The Year of the Rat
by Scott Hatley The year of the rat, 2020, has turned out to be one heck of a year. It’s been a year completely off the rails, or a...
Ride the Wake
by Blake Shelley As the leaves begin to fall, we all look forward to what this season has to bring. The summer is an excellent time for...
We All Wear Masks
“When we hide, we may avoid being criticized, but we also cheat ourselves from exploring our gifts, and we cheat the world of benefiting...
Five Ways to Stick with Your Goals
Some say that each day is a new start. A lot of the time, people set plans to achieve a goal they have, but forget to follow through.
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