by Jennifer Gasner | Apr 30, 2024 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
Happy (almost) May! This year is flying by! In the next few days, I hope to add some video details from the Author of the Month event and pictures from the LA Times Festival of Books! Both events were fantastic! More later. . . For now, I wanted to share a new review...
by Jennifer Gasner | Apr 3, 2024 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
Happy Spring! I have been waiting for April for a long time. I have been chosen as the Author of the Month at San Diego Central Library! The event is free! Register here. I will also be at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern...
by Jennifer Gasner | Mar 19, 2024 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
This podcast just came out today! https://www.introducingmepodcast.com/e/jennifer-disabilities-aren-t-disappointments/
by Jennifer Gasner | Nov 27, 2023 | Disability Resources, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
Many people think, as a person with a disability, the thing I want the most is a cure. For a long time, I saw “the cure” as something I clearly needed. At 17, in 1990, newly diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare, progressive neuro-muscular disease, I would’ve...
by Jennifer Gasner | Aug 24, 2022 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I have been re-reading my posts, and I wonder if I am being truly authentic. I know I am truthful. I am proud to be disabled, annoyed by the views people have of people with disabilities, and have shared some of the frustration that happens with Friedreich’s ataxia....
by Jennifer Gasner | Jul 12, 2022 | Disability History, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I was 17 when the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA), was signed by President George H. W. Bush in July 1990. While I don’t remember the specific words, images of me standing in our summer sun-lit living room pausing to enjoy the cool breeze coming from the...
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