A Home of My Own...Our condo is on the ground floor—meaning no need for an elevator for my wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
How to Stick Out...But you’d have to get past my motorized wheelchair to even notice these.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
What Would Inclusion Look Like?...No big deal for most people, but when there are only a handful of wheelchair cabs in the city, that is a huge problem.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Diet...A wheelchair? I'm not downing anyone who uses one, but the battle has begun for me. I'd given up. Now I'm a warrior....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesDiet & Nutrition
Off the Spectrum...Once I saw a man at the doctor’s office with a motorized wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Giving Others Time to Adjust...I use a wheelchair, but I can stand and walk a little. Other wheelchair users do not walk at all, but may have more arm strength and flexibility.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Managing Other People’s Perceptions About RA...Even fewer can imagine the incredible challenges I encounter in maneuvering the world with a wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Breaking Accessibility...Some ramps are just as useless as a step because the angle is too steep to climb with a wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Less Need for Assistive Devices...Many of them I keep at home, like my shower bench, but others are in a drawer at the office or ride with me on my wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Declines in Accessibility 31 Years After the Americans with Disabilities Act...I was the only wheelchair user (out of two) in my high school who was mainstreamed.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Permanent...Even if I never need to use a wheelchair, and if I maintain my independence, RA is permanent.... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Bad Doctor...The short version is that when I needed a letter of medical necessity for a new wheelchair my general practitioner sent a note about my recent case of... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Disease and Disability...Around this time I started using a manual wheelchair during school so that I could travel between classes and conserve energy.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Coping with Disaster at College...I brought a motorized wheelchair so facility accessibility was important.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Tips for Juvenile Idiopathic Rheumatoid Arthritis...mobility that my wheelchair grants me!).... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Wanting More Credit for More Effort...I know there were jobs I didn’t get when I rolled into the interview room in my motorized wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Smashing Barriers...I use a motorized wheelchair for mobility and other adaptive equipment, which required space and accessibility.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
A Surprise Relationship...When he was pushing my wheelchair as we left I convinced him to take a ‘slight’ detour on the path so we could snoop and look for Oprah.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Returning to Yoga...I learned how to do some poses I previously did while standing, instead of from my wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Summer Travel Tips...For my comfort, I need to find a hotel with accessible features, such as enough space for my wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments