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By Tina Jackson It is hard to believe that in 2024 the term “idiot” is still in the Kentucky Constitution which refers to a legal term used in the context of defining eligibility to vote. In historical legal contexts, including the one in which the Kentucky Constitution was written in 1891, the term “idiot” was… Read more
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Boy meets girl. They fall in love and get married and livehappily ever after. That is how it should be in a fair and equal democracy. But if one or both of the lovebirds are disabled or elderly and receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), not so fast. This legal union can often result in the loss of life sustaining benefits for one or both of the lovebirds, including food stamps, rent assistance and healthcare, because of what is… Read more
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Features columnist Maggie MenderskiLouisville Courier JournalUSA TODAY NETWORKOct 15, 2021 We are pleased to reprint the following article from the Louisville Courier-Journal of October 15, 2021, about the book, “A Celebration of Family: Stories of Parents with Disabilities,” published by the Center for Accessible Living and the Advocado Press the previous summer. Everyone seemed to… Read more
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Tell me, and, I forget, teach me, and I remember, involve me, and I learn. Ben Franklin By Tina Jackson They say, it takes a village to raise a child. I can say it is very true, in my case. I was born with mild Cerebral Palsy which limited the use of my left side.… Read more
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by Mark Jackson June 5th of 1980 is a changing date in my history, it’s the day that upended my world when they tell me I wrecked my motorcycle and was in a coma for 6 weeks. I can’t remember riding that day and I had home bound Physical Therapists once or twice a month… Read more
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By Tina Jackson Diversity is the mix. Inclusion is making the mix work. – Andres Tapia We are all born in this world to travel different pathways through life. However, an estimated 20 percent of us are born with a disability which can create a more difficult journey, filled with never-ending efforts to adapt… Read more
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