Living with Disabilities

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today Living With Disabilities wants to talk about  false governmental scams . When it comes to living in the disabled community, some people in society will find a way to take advantage of people with disabilities. And that is why it's best to put on our thinking caps and strap them on tight cause it's about staying safe in your community .    Able-bodies will find ways to scam people with disabilities because they think we're not smart. So, it's best to stay on top of your game. Living With Disabilities will share with you what to pay attention to, so don't give out any information.     How to Avoid government impersonator   Scammers will pretend to call from the government office. Like, the Social security Ad...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities. Today, Living With Disabilities wants to talk about cultural barriers with a disability.     How is a disability perceived in different cultures ?    Different cultures have separate outlooks on the cause of a disability. Some openly combine their beliefs with traditional beliefs and biological models, for instance, disease degeneration and dysfunction.   In Mexico, Haiti, and Latin American Culture, a child born with a disability is seen as a curse as a result of the mother or family.   In Southeast Asia culture, they believe having a developmental disability is caused by mistakes or ancestors.   Indians believe that having a disability has multiple causes, ranging from medication or illness during pre...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.   Today Living With Disabilities wants to talk about The Cracks in the Disability Rehabilitation Center.   People with disabilities are the same as our abled-body counterparts. And need to provide for ourselves. But, it becomes complicated when it comes to getting a job. Due to the fact of how society sees mental and physical disabilities.   How do people in society see people with disabilities ? unable to provide for ourselves and to depend on our parents, guardian, caretaker, or even our spouse. This also includes money coming from our social security and etc...   In 1973 The Rehabilitation Act was created. It was the first law to provide equal access for people with disabilities by removing structural, employment,...

   First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.   Today Living With Disabilities wants to talk about abled bodies portraying a person with a disability. Especially, in Hollywood.   Katrina feels very heated up on this topic and she wants to shine the light on a brighter perspective on Living in the disabled community.  When it comes to the Hollywood industry. you have multiple actors playing different characters. But, there are some actors in the industry taking on characters with disabilities. And that's where people with disabilities begin to speak up. Let's start with this one article from BBC News: "Kylie Jenner, from Keeping Up With The Kardashians, said, Wow, being in a wheelchair is so fun and fashionable" . Back in 2015.    Living With Disabil...

First, welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy Website. It's run by none other than Katrina Smith, who's a person with a learning disability. Her mission behind Living With Disabilities is to bring awareness to all people with disabilities.   Today Living With Disabilities wants to talk about Access to higher education for Students with a disability.   Transitioning from high school to college can become very difficult. As mentioned before,  Students With Disabilities: Accommodating For Success !  when it comes to graduating from high school to college, you are no longer on an Individual Educational Plan. So, things will begin to get tougher.   The topic of this article is delving deeper into the transition to college.     Can people with disabilities enter college? Of course, you can enter college. Your disability does not stop you from continuing your education, and it shouldn't stop you from going.   College does not fal...