Models of disability

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...

Can I NOT write about disability?

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...

Jury duty

“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...

Cover Reveal and Blurb

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...

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