Success! Filter cover for my FloMask worked well at my PCP office visit. Did not make it harder to breathe, was very comfortable, and got lots of compliments. Have now made covers in so many patterns because it is giving me something to focus on other than all the horrors.
So I guess February is just my month. Check out this surprisingly well written (and non-sensationalist) article in USA Today about polyamory. www.usatoday.com/story/life/h...
I know I’ve shared a lot recently (top scientist! Being on NPR ), but I have one more win to share. Last summer, I filmed with PBS News Hour for a segment on dating with disabilities, and it just aired! (CN: included discussions of vomiting, meds, pain, ableism). www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, love is on many people’s minds. For people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, navigating the dating world can come with many challenges. Stephanie Sy repor...
I got to do a last minute quickly interview yesterday on the high rates of unemployment and poverty within the trans community: it ended up on NPR. I only have a tiny quote, but given that my dad listened to NPR every single day, so am pretty tickled at this. www.marketplace.org/2024/02/09/t...
Early insights from the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey show 11% of trans people have lost a job because of their gender identity or expression.
ALL of these topics are social work issues, and I hope that my fellow social work folks; students, faculty, staff, social workers, alumni, retirees, and others, will join me in this work. Let’s commit to creating the world we want to live in!
Trans and gender diverse folks are wonderful and beautiful and scrappy and smart and such a joy, despite the world trying to erase us. I hope all of these snippets of love bring you a glimmer today.
I am SO incredibly honored for my words to be in such good company. If you had told me even 3 years ago that I’d be quoted in Good Housekeeping, I would have laughed till I was blue in the face. www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/a465626...
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Offering a current, comprehensive, and intersectional guide for students, practitioners, and researchers, this book synthesizes existing scholarship on culturally responsive practices that assist in e...
…you can make a real impact with just a flick of your wrist/spin of your fingers. Adaptable play equipment benefits everyone; work smarter, not harder (or if you love those handles/the workout, they continue to be available!). What’s in your toy bag and how do you make it work for your play needs?