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Cooking with a disability

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       Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.      If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page's goal is to increase public understanding of those who live with disabilities and other conditions. We suggest that anything you read on this site you seek out a  licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider.       This week, Living With Disabilities will touch on the basics of cooking with a disability. This coming year, you will hear from five to ten panelists on cooking with a disability as they share their experiences.  How many people with disabilities can say that they are

The Advocacy Table

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  Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate. If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page's goal is to increase public understanding of those who live with disabilities and other conditions. We suggest that anything you read on this site you seek out a  licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider.    This week, Living With Disabilities will make a minor change. We're expecting more growth than anyone could have imagined. What's up for the months and the new year ahead? How many of you have watched multiple talk shows, and one in particular, The View? Living With Disabi

Multiple Personality disorder

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Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.   If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page's goal is to increase public understanding of those who live with disabilities and other conditions. We suggest that anything you read on this site you seek out a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider.      This week's discussion is about multiple personality disorder. And how to assist someone dealing with multiple personality disorder.   Before we continue, I want to say that if you or someone you know struggles with multiple personality disorders, also referred to as dissocia

Disability 103: Crash course into the disabled world

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   Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.  Living With Disabilities is back with another Disability crash course, if you have not read  Disability 101: Crash course into the disabled world , or  Disability 102: Crash course into the disabled world . We highly recommend you read them.    In the first crash course,  Disability 101: Crash Course into the Disabled World,  Living With Disabilities asked everyone to take a few minutes of reflection (meditation), clear out any  thoughts that may be negative, and open their minds to a better understanding of what they were about to take in. (Meditational music can

What does it mean to be inclusive?

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   Welcome to the Living With Disabilities Advocacy website. First and foremost. Self-published author Katrina Smith, a person of many accomplishments, has written six volumes in total: two cookbooks and four collections of poetry. Her favorite activities include reading and writing. Katrina would be described by one word: determined. Despite any challenges she may encounter, she does not let unkind comments decide her fate.   This week, the topic of disability inclusion is being discussed.  If you're a new visitor to this advocacy website, this page's goal is to increase public understanding of those who live with disabilities and other conditions. We are not licensed, mental health counselors or medical experts. Everything you read or hear is just an opinion.   First, let's take a look at the early 1970s when a group of youngsters with disabilities started the disability rights movement. I strongly advise you to look it up on Netflix or YouTube if you are unfamiliar with