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Welcome to the Advocado Press Blog, a platform dedicated to raising awareness providing support for individuals living with disabilities. Our mission is to foster a community and conversation where individuals with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and allies can come together to share experiences, resources, and information to empower and inspire one another. a place for the voices… Read more
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Welcome to the Advocado Press Blog, a platform dedicated to raising awareness and providing support for individuals living with disabilities. Our mission is to foster a community and conversation where individuals with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and allies can come together to share experiences, resources, and information to empower and inspire one another. Founded in 2024, our blog is… Read more
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By Nesha Board What is everyday life like for individuals with disabilities, specificity, for someone who is deaf or hard of hearing. Living with a disability can be hard, but it doesn’t make life impossible. Sometimes I wish people would stop and think: This person may have a disability, but they still live a full, unique… Read more
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By Keke Shelton Twenty-four hours ago you are what society deems normal…somewhat. Today you are anything but. Everything seems fine until a voice or voices start “chatting” with you. The only problem? No one but you seem to hear them. Or you see people…creatures even, that watch you and feed you false information about… Read more
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By Eugene Huston As the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence approaches on July 4, 2026, the United States faces a critical moment to reflect on its core democratic ideals. This essay contends that, despite measurable progress, the Declaration’s promise of equality and unalienable rights remains only partially fulfilled for people with disabilities. By… Read more
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By Ace Prather When I was younger I remember watching the film Split. In this film the main antagonist has Dissocitative Identity Disorder or DID and was portrayed as an intelligent and dangerous killer. I watched this when I was young so the horrible stereotypes still projected onto real world people and created this unreliable fear surrounding… Read more
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By Trinity Chenault Caption: Me at my high school graduation. I’m dressed in a royal blue and true red graduation gown as a smile and raise my hand towards the camera. Growing up, my childhood best friend always referred to things that would happen to me as “comedically evil.” As I thought I was finally… Read more
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By Hannah Owens Since I was little, I remember my Dad being in pain in some sort of capacity. After a herniated disk ruptured in his lower back, it changed the course of his life. Struggling with Neuropathy, he has had bad nerve damage which causes pain in his body. The younger version of myself could barely touch his foot… Read more
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By Eariel Carthen Growing up I got along with my brother so well. He was great at video games, could tell you any and everything about comics, and could understand any reference you threw at him. However, as we got older, I started to find that it was difficult to connect with him. My mom chalked it up to me just… Read more
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By Eariel Carthen Growing up I got along with my brother so well. He was great at video games, could tell you any and everything about comics, and could understand any reference you threw at him. However, as we got older, I started to find that it was difficult to connect with him. My mom chalked it up to me just… Read more
