The Color of AngelsFirst I need to own who I am. I am a white woman, I am 62. I was born with cerebral palsy. I have been remarkably high functioning until a […]
A Lifesaving ChoiceOn Thursday I got an appointment with the ALS Clinic at Columbia. I asked my new doctor, Dr. Harms, about my prognosis. What he said really […]
The complaint committeeI am so grateful for the love and support that I have gotten from you all during this season. I am out of the sling. The plan is to go […]
Never take anything for grantedNot taking anything for granted. I would love to have all of my friends and family to take a moment and recognize that they are what we call […]
A couple months before my library opened last summer I began having muscle spasms in my lower back doing chores in the kitchen at the end of the day. I began to improve when my library opened. I felt better when I […]
I guess the story begins with overall muscle weakness. As I have said before, the inactivity of the pandemic was not good for my back. I became hunched over. There have been a series of problems this y […]
My journey to my Library is mind boggling. Most of the first mile is on foot. 2 train systems. Then about a half mile to campus. Getting up from my office desk to go to the bathroom, and do public service. When […]
Greetings from the mid-summer. Given that travel is now possible, many of my friends and colleagues are traveling to the Caribbean or Europe, or wherever. This has reminded me that my spouse and I are not […]
I am delighted and very grateful to announce that our book “Seeking to understand: a journey into disabilities studies and libraries” is now available for sale. I continue to be grateful for the remarkable journey […]
Grant, Adam (2021). Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You don’t Know. Viking.
When I picked this up I thought it was going to be about fake news. It’s not about figuring out whether information is reliable. […]
I have already said that I think we should all be contacting our representatives regarding HR 40, the bill for studying the creation of structure to provide reparations for the descendants of enslaved […]
One of the lens through which I look at life, as a person with a life time mobility disability, is musical chairs. I believe that game fosters competition and getting your own needs met, regardless of the […]
Attending Library conferences over the years has truly enriched my life. When I was an active mother, it was a holiday. In 2015 I brought T with me to San Francisco and we had a lovely time. In New Orl […]