Living with Disabilities

  When it comes to Katrina Smith, advocating for myself and for other's, She found her first step into saying what she needed to say. How did she do that? Paper, pen or pencil. she wants to share that this was one of her beginning in advocating and, she going to continue to advocate for what she believe in. What her belief when it comes to Disabilities? Equalities. So, she wrote a poem back on May 20th, 2017. She took it to The Mighty and of course, She had to wait a few days, The Mighty Editor went through it, and now it's ready for you to read it. <blockquote class="themighty-card" data-card-created="1615322642839"> <a href=" https://themighty.com/u/warrior176/content/604607932dbd1c02707f6d93 ">P.S.A Complete</a></blockquote> <script async src=" https://themighty.com//embed/platform.js " charset="UTF-8"></script>

          Living With is a non-profit internet talk show for people living with disabilities to share their stories and help bring awareness to their disability. Living With Disabilities host Katrina Smith, welcome back, Amanda Harrinauth, on Living With Disabilities. If you live with a disability and want to bring awareness to your disability, you can contact the Living With Disabilities website or Living With Disabilities Facebook page. We Look forward to hearing your story! Amanda Harrinauth website http://www.poetmandy.com/  

       Living is like building blocks, when you have a dream of being coming something, you create goals in reaching towards them. And then you have moments when something gets in the way of your goals. The effect of when that dream will fall is like a building block, we call these falling building blocks barriers.         Living With Disabilities says: How can people with disabilities break through these barriers? We'll give you strategies on how you can break through any barrier no matter what is going on. Social, Physical, and Mental, the first thing we'll tell you is: you can overcome them through time. No! it won't always happen right away. But, through time you will overcome them.     Social barriers strategies        Here is one issue that people with disabilities deal with, when it comes to becoming social in the public, Some of us tend to shut down because we're afraid of society judging us. So, how can ...

       In the United States every year, there's about  1,427 babies are born with spina bifida or 1 in every 2,758 births. Spina Bifida is a birth defect that affects the spine and is  usually apparent at birth.     Spina Bifida can happen anywhere alongside the spine if  the neural tube does not close all the way(NTD). When the neural tube does not close all the way, the bone that protects the spinal cord  doesn’t mold and close as it should. This often results in damage to the spinal cord and nerves.   Spina Bifida may cause physical and  psychological  disabilities that range from mild to severe.  The intensity depends on The size and location of the opening of the spine. If  part of the spinal cord and nerves are affected.   Type of Spina Bifida 1. Myelomeningocele is the most serious type of Spina Bifida. with this condition, fluid build-up comes through the opening in the child back.  fr...

  [ Living With Disabilities]   feel like, [we] need to make a public service announcement to the world.  And if [we] don't [our] head will fully explode. This world is lying silently still on this word, [we're] about to spill. [we] may walk, [we] may crawl and [we] may not have any limbs at all.  Are you completely confused? If you are, don't be... [We] about to shout it out to the world. Disability!    People with disabilities are no different then able bodies and they are very fierce when talking about their needs. Fierce like a mean warm apple pie with vanilla Ice cream on top, Don't let the word "Disabled" scary you about learning about people with disabilities. In this article We'll share an accessible recipe. Like, a friend of Katrina's, John Wood, who lives with Spina Bifida. has compared Disabilities to multiple kinds of foods in a video called: Disability Fruits and Vegetables, on his YouTube Channel As Told From The Wheelchair, Katrina wrote...

         Society can really take you on a rollercoaster ride, when it comes to advocating for yourself or others dealing with mental or physical disabilities, not only that but dealing with  Accessible .     When it comes to living in society, people with disabilities are no different from able bodies, the only difference here is the  capacity for people with disabilities. Each person's needs are different and some may be the same. But, when it comes to adventuring outdoors. Like, Restaurants, Parking spaces, Public restrooms, and the whole nine yards. Let's make that the size of a football field--nine yards don't really give you any space here to fix any of the cracks that need refurbishing. Like, ASAP.      President George H.W Bush, signed the Americans With Disabilities Act 31 years ago, on July 26, 1990. The Americans With Disabilities Act  prohibits discrimination against people  with disabilities in s...