Just letting you know!

As a brief post today. I have diced to take a break from posting for now until I get back to school August 20. Please keep looking at my facebook page. I am getting more ideas and taking a break to find them.  Be on the look out when I am back.

Recent News

1. The famous koko the gorilla died. Was the first to learn Sign Language. Many people will live up to what the gorilla again. He will live on for ever.

2. More to come with this. The there is bill out there in our senate. The first is having more accessible Uber and Lyft cars. Then having more fordable housing like for nursing homes and private homes. That for people who do not make median income. 

Be aware of older people they Rule!

Older Adults are people we look up to as young people.  For most people our caregivers are the first to give us guidance. You know help us out with our first walk or even the first break up. when it comes down to it we have to take care of the adults in our lives that made the most impact. Within this group physical and psychological changes are on the rise.

Here a key term that most people should know and understand when reading this all the way through.
Ageism - form of discrimination against older people. 
Older Americans Act - Funds for age related research. Government programs for age related research.
As a reminder changes can be good or bad.

Middle age is around the 40-60 years old range.That is called the changing midlife. That is the last and finial step of life.  That stereo type  of that family man that decides to buy a red sports car with out telling the wife for some reason. 

Baby boomers are born from the year 1946 and on. That is a total of 26 million people over the age of 60.  You know it could be the grandparent you know that is still alive. Families living with each other is on the rise as much as ever. I know would know that because I have a grand mother who lives with me. One reasons for all of this is that homelessness is on the raise in this community.   

My friend Brendan birth is really big on caring about this area and what this is all about. He Really wants to work with people with ageism. Get him to talk about what Gray Panthers is all about to ageism. Get him to add a picture of what he does in action with the group. You might here from him again in the near future.

what we forget!!

In Today's world we have to be more aware of things ever so more. This post is all inclusive with things I have been blogging about for awhile. Things we all have to be aware about ever so more since the election of president or being more aware of our own biases when it comes to these topics at hand. 

We have to realize that 35% of the United States population is non-white. Being aware about multiculturalism in our society. It is about being aware. Noticing the out ward appearance about what makes us different from other people. Having the Knowledge that we are all equal and not one race is on top of another. It is all about having the skills to and education to realize that. Then when you do not know something be willing to learn and consult. Sometimes if you do not know someone race just ask and they will be more than willing to let you know who they are. Lastly knowing that race is unique to the individual at hand. 

As a new things I will post a preview about what next week topic is about. 

Next Week Topic: 

The elderly population and why they are on the rise. Spotlighting a friend who works with them through Gray Panthers in New York. 

Get help as Soon as you Need It! Sometimes before that?

Depression can be a serious thing for people. Not everyone experiences the same way that other people do. Sometimes mad can equal sad. It is not always if the person is truly sad it can be if the person anger lots of it also. 
This ties into my post about the keys of suicide. It is also about my other post about drugs and drinking. Do not wait get help.  Act quick because you matter the most. No matter who you are or what age you are as a person. Depression hits 2 million people over the age of 65. Be Careful if you have grandparent who lives or is currently in a nursing home. We should all watch out for each other because it can be your next door neighbor and you might not even know it. 


I know what it is like to struggle as a human being. Being gay and being a special needs person. When I was in middle school having a classmate of mine calling me slow and the teacher doing nothing about it. That is sad and upsetting. It took me awhile I spoke up to my family and finally got the help I need. That bothered my a lot and I got professional help to get over that. I thought at times recurrently in my mind about who cares about me.

I do not mean to be using my friends blog post again. He does write something similar on the same topic. He post though a good reference on this particular blog post. If you do not know who is you can dig deeper in his blog or the other post I used him for.

https://blindinjusticeblog.com/2017/07/25/chester-benningtons-death-needs-to-be-a-call-to-help-not-demonize/

Here You Go.

I thought I should give an update on my blog. I am starting to post relevant videos about things I posted. It is more powerful about the put what I have to blog to people out there in the world. I will be doing more real world things like going to my first ever disability pride event in Philadelphia. All about celebrating all the things that people can do things and can not do things.

In a few months I will become a senior at university. I will have three semesters left. Within my degree I am required to have a internship that is 40 hours a week over one semester. I am just currently looking for one and will tell you how my journey goes on that. I have also decided to take on another minor along with my minor in Special Education. That will be Deafness and Hearing studies. Along, with my journey I am also working to towards applying to the Peace Crop. 

LET's Go Maybe No.

Today, I am going to talk about about one of the main things that a lots of special needs people have trouble with and that is mobility. I care about how people get around in there daily life.

At school I attend a Church called Wellspring in State College. It is about 15-30 minutes away from school depending on traffic. Every Sunday there are rides to church. They are just people personal cars that get people to church. My church does not have a van to help someone if they were on a wheelchair. I am working with my church on how they get more diversity and become more welcoming to people who have a disabilities. 

I have a friend named Brendan Birth Who I think touches on this subject very well to begin with. Here is the link to the post.  Just click the link and read.

https://blindinjusticeblog.com/2018/04/03/some-subtle-ways-that-people-with-mobility-issues-arent-accommodated/