Senior Year: 20 Years Later from Marco Orlando

My graduating high school class had their 20 year reunion recently. Sometimes I have to ask myself, “Where does the time go?” I kind of go back and forth on my time in high school. School in general was not a pleasant experience. It wasn’t that I couldn’t...

Guest Post: Sarah Trites – PE Teacher

I had a wonderful PE teacher in the 4th grade.  The year was 1977. My school was Fernbank Elementary School located outside of Atlanta, Georgia in DeKalb County.  I do not remember what my teacher’s name was, so I will call him Mr. Langley.   What...

AN EXERCISE IN EMPATHY – from Marco Orlando

I don’t want this to turn into a politically charged discussion. But it’s impossible to ignore how terrible our current political climate has gotten in recent times. I feel like humanity has lost its way to an extent because of it. I don’t know how else to get through...

BITTERSWEET SOLILOQUY – THIRD MOVEMENT

from Marco Orlando PREFACE: This is the third in a series of posts I made online recently as I’ve been contemplating my current situation in life while addressing larger systemic / societal issues that are likely major barriers to many other people with disabilities...
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