by Jennifer Gasner | Aug 25, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
No, I’m not referring to lanky men or women sitting in their wheelchairs looking alluring in an advertisement for Tammy Hillfiger’s adaptive, clothing line. I am referring to three basic ways to look at disability. The medical model, the charity model, and the...
by Jennifer Gasner | Jul 26, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
Apparently not since I just typed the word. Plus today is the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. (ADA)–something definitely recognizable. But I do want to stray a little from my usual topic. Like millions of others this past weekend oh, I went...
by Jennifer Gasner | Jul 2, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
“What is she doing that for? She shouldn’t do that in her condition!” That is how my mom’s friend reacted when she found out I had been picked to be a juror for a two-week criminal trial a month ago. “What, does she think that when you started using a wheelchair, you...
by Jennifer Gasner | Jun 15, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
It’s official! Here is the cover of My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis. It will be released on September 7, 2023. Here is the blurb… Jennifer Gasner is seventeen when her dreams are shattered overnight. Receiving a diagnosis of...
by Jennifer Gasner | Mar 7, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
Where would I and the millions of others with disabilities be without Judy Heumann? I shudder to think. I was not even three when she was part of the 28-day non-violent sit-in at a federal building in San Francisco to get Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973...
by Jennifer Gasner | Feb 8, 2023 | Jennifer Gasner
I know it’s been a while… what can I say? I’ve been a little distracted by my book. Today’s post may seem a little erratic and all over the place. I haven’t been here in so long that I will try to write this on the spot and publish it right away rather than go through...
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