Your Thoughts Are Cordially Invited…

From Keith Hogan's blog Civil Wrongs

The other day a friend asked me what I thought were the ten biggest problems faced by people with disabilities. It impressed me because that question is not asked nearly often enough. I do have to say that this question posed a dilemma for me. First of all, I don’t feel qualified to answer this question for anybody but myself. Secondly, and most importantly, I don’t like to talk about myself which makes this blog quite difficult for me....

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From Abled to Labeled

"While life may not be perfect, it’s still life and it's still to be enjoyed in anyway possible."

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Into the Impossible...

“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” Arthur C. Clarke

Civil Wrongs

There's always something....

The other day Keith was wondering what he would write about in his blog this week. Fortunately, when you see the world from a different perspective, there's always something.

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Second-Class Citizen Blues

by Keith Hogan

Yesterday, I went to a meeting with the insurance salesman to discuss managed Medicare products. My attorney, who is very well regarded for his disability law knowledge, recommended him to me. Unfortunately, the insurance salesman’s office was located in a historical building that was completely inaccessible to me. I could not even use a ramp or an elevator in the back of the building because there wasn’t one. I realize that this was a building of historic significance, but it was disheartening to find that it maintained the historical disregard for people with disabilities.

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