Tag: disability
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Are the Disabled a Protected Community ?
Legally in the United States of America, the disabled community is a protected class. Yet in the eyes of rising crime? I feel that the average criminal would not care if you are disabled or not. After all, a Mayor’s aide in NYC was robbed at gunpoint, yes gunpoint! (https://www.fox5ny.com/news/mayor-adams-aide-robbed-at-gunpoint) Criminals are becoming more brazen […]
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Alex Garrett on The Go: Disability is NOT inability
Say it with me: Disability is NOT inability!!! I found this saying as a hashtag and will definitely will be utilizing the hashtag: disabilityisnotinability. It is better than disability or differently abled. It blends both realities together! Because at the end of the day: DISABILITY IS NOT INABILITY!
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Is My Leg Doubled In Age?
While I may be 30, I’ve been wondering about my body clock and age. Every day is a leg day for me, I don’t need the gym for that. Yet, could the factor of being functional on one leg for the last 30 years mean this leg has doubled the workload for two legs? Is […]
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For Public Transport, Masking Up Was A Priority Over Accessibility This Whole Time
Listen world, Listen MTA and other public transportation services , THE PANDEMIC DOES NOT STOP THE DISABLED COMMUNITY! It’s almost like the MTA felt OK with using the pandemic to fix or put every elevator possible out of service for work. Furthermore, every other word blaring out of loud speakers was that it was THE […]
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Adapting The Sport of Basketball At CUNY
(don’t forget to check out our new sponsor, Sling TV) I recently had the chance to interview Ryan Martin, Team CUNY-Adaptive Men’s and Women’s wheelchair basketball program on Alex Garrett Podcasting! You can watch the interview HERE : (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyKu3nUVyjk) Below is an excerpt of our conversations thanks to Rev! ‘Alex Garrett: Growing up at the […]
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Alex Garrett Podcasting Loves LA!
It may be becoming an old adage to just buy that plane ticket , but it’s so true! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have the guts to take time for myself and yes a significant other and decided she and I should get the plane ticket to…Los Angeles ! Yet we […]
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WithMedia Shows Us Disabilities Are Not Just Something We Honor Every July 26th!
I’ve had the pleasure to talk with Howard Renensland , founder of WithMedia, the media company founded for AND BY people with disabilities! Find out about WithMedia at http://with-media.org! He is driven to give people with disabilities a chance in media that the mainstream may still be hesitant to hire in 2021! Hear from Howard […]
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Being Selective While Being Disabled
Next month, the disabled community works towards gaining more acceptance 31 years after the signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act. While the work is never done smashing stigma and gaining acceptance, let’s adapt the goal! Let’s be selective! Selectivity is a topic that has come up over the last week, so I feel compelled […]
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Adapting With Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame
Two years ago today, the world grieved with France as the iconic spire of Notre Dame went up in flames . The meme above popped up in my Facebook memories! It’s amazing this was posted a day and a year before the spire of Notre Dame burned. As kids, Notre Dame Cathedral was introduced as […]
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Adapting To , Not Ridding, Disability
Below is a portion of a transcript from my January 15th podcast, ‘Adapting To, Not ‘Ridding’ Disabilities’.(https://www.spreaker.com/episode/42959125) Article referenced in the DurangoHeraldOpinion by Tara Kiene on 1/8/21 (https://durangoherald.com/articles/359852) ‘I want you to be introduced to a woman named Tara Kiene. She’s the president CEO of Community Connections and in the Durango Herald she writes this incredible piece […]
Adapting With Alex Garrett 