Living with Disabilities

     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 aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.   We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch base on protesting and having people with disabilities' voices heard.  A group of disabled individuals began protesting the 504 sit-ins on April 5, 1977. protesting in San Francisco to call for increased cons...

   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 aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.   We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch base on multiple reasons a person takes medication when dealing with a condition.  Just like some roads can take you to a dead end, life takes us on numerous trips. Your heart starts to race as soon as those seeming...

  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 aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions.  We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch on  What's Special Education.  We have touched bases on IEP and the 504 Plan . We haven't talked about Special Education or Sp Ed classes. Hence, what is Special Education?  We will get to that in a minute. But,...

   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 aims to increase public understanding of those with disabilities and other conditions. We suggest you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will touch on What's asthma and whether it is a chronic disease. What is Asthma ? Asthma is a lung condition that causes air to move through the airways in the lungs.  The airways may occasionally swell and restrict if you have asthm...

       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 base on how to include people with disabilities.   The phrase "the struggle is real" has been used frequently, and it is true. Are people with disabilities being included more in thing...

     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 base on Candace Owen's remark on disability inclusion and people with physical disabilities.      We visited Ms. Owen's website to learn more about her before tackling and respondi...

  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 you seek a licensed professional counselor or healthcare provider for anything you read on this site .      This week, Living With Disabilities will honor an American disability activist, Judith (Judy) Heumann.   Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things needed to lead one's daily life.- Judy Heumann   We are deeply ...