Dr Kelly Fleming

Life is a journey, each person's journey is unique.

disability

  • Disabilities and Language

    Verbal and body language play a large part in communication between abled people and disabled people. Often abled people do not realize they are saying things that are hurtful to a disabled person. It is important to avoid using phrases like “the blind man” or “the woman in a wheelchair,” as these phrases strip us Read more

  • Having it All

    Having it all means faith, family, friends and love. Something that can be attained by everyone. I’m not a person who is interested in riches, fame or money. They do not complete a person. A person comes into this world with nothing and leaves this world with nothing in regards to material things. I feel Read more

  • The last live performance I saw

    In September 2018, I was blessed to go to Joan Baez’s farewell concert. I’ve always admired Joan Baez. Not only her music but particularly her hands on involvement with civil rights. To see Joan Baez in concert was a dream come true. There was a lot of planning that went into attending the concert due Read more

  • What gives me direction in life?

    My faith! I am Jewish by birth, practiced Judaism most of my life and then converted to the Orthodox Church. Without my faith, I would not be me and I can’t imagine finding complete happiness without my faith. The similarities between Orthodox Judaism and Orthodox Christian are very close. Of course the main difference is Read more

  • My Dream Job

    If I could have my dream job for only one day – I’d be an archaeologist. Growing up, I had two dreams, I’d either be an archaeologist or a journalist. Well, I did become a writer so I guess that covers some aspects of being a journalist, but my dream job would have been an Read more

  • The Code I live by

    Be respectful, be trusting, do not be hurtful. As a young child I unknowingly created a code by which I live. Over the years, friends have said that they always know where they stand with me and they respect that. I’m not trying to be prideful, but the code by which I live has meant Read more

  • Accessibility needs to be a priority

    I’ve always been an advocate for accessibility and more needs to be done in our communities My fight for accessibility actually began with my parents who fought for the right for me to go to a local school when no other Deaf kid had ever been in our school board system. Then after my accident Read more

  • Getting help for Mental Illness is not a bad thing

    The most important thing I’ve ever done was to ask for help for my mental health and it turned into a life changing experience I’ve dealt with mental health issues almost all my life. One problem that I faced was the stigma of mental illness which made me not want to get help for a Read more

  • Kindness

    A random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to me. The second year of my journey with breast cancer, things were hard for me. I had hit a wall emotionally. I was walking down the street one Sunday with Dayton and a lady stopped to ask questions about Dayton. He was wearing his Read more

  • A Weekend Getaway

    There is a significant difference between planning for a weekend getaway for abled and disabled people. If you don’t have a disability, you look online for a hotel in the area you want to go, check the price range, like it and book it! Then pack your bags and head off for your nice relaxing Read more