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Systemic Attitudinal Discrimination
These three words carry a lot of power. While Systemic Attitudinal Discrimination against Disabled People is out of control in general society, I’m going to limit this post to religious communities. I am Deaf. My primary language is ASL. I’m also fluent and conversational in several other languages. I’m Disabled. I use a power chair, Read more
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Inclusion of Disabled People
What is the legacy you want to leave behind? I have a dream. I want to start my own online program based on my PhD dissertation that will teach people how to implement inclusion in the Church for all disabled people. I’m only brainstorming right now but I know I can do this. The need Read more
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Inclusion for Disabled People
What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? I’m pretty happy with my life but of course there is always a place for improvement. One improvement, although not small is to advocate more for inclusion of Disabled people in any way I can. I’ve been an advocate most of my life, thanks to Read more
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A Standard Poodle by my Side
When do you feel most productive? I feel most productive when I have a Standard Poodle by my side. My Standard Poodle service dog passed away in November and this weekend in babysitting for someone. This weekend has been the most productive I’ve had since November, having a giant poodle beside me. It makes me Read more
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The Near Future
What makes you nervous? Eleven years ago, I went into the hospital for a “routine” bilateral mastectomy. What should been one surgery turned into a four year battle and three major surgeries and one minor one. Last fall I found a tiny lump. My life was busy. My newest granddaughter had just been born. My Read more
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Chill Days
How do you unwind after a demanding day? Over the past 5 months, my life has changed a lot. My service dog passed away in November 2023 and all my energy that went to keeping up with him, taking care of him when he became ill, etc, has gone. I’ve also been dealing with health Read more
Dr Kelly Fleming 