Radiant Living Blog

Why I Don’t Have Cerebral Palsy Oct 06, 2021

Happy World CP Day!

Why I Don’t Have Cerebral Palsy

You think I’m delusional, don’t you? Especially if you’ve seen my Facebook Live Videos, you’re thinking, “Honey, if you don’t have Cerebral Palsy (CP), I don’t know who does…”

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What’s the MOST Effective Way to Increase Disability Awareness? Oct 10, 2019

Grocery shop.

Yes, that is indeed my answer.

I know, I am the one who loves to give trainings and presentations on theories, approaches, and strategies for helping others understand the value of people of all abilities.

At the end of the day, though, and sometimes literally at the end of the day,...

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Doubtful Confidence Works? Read This. Aug 06, 2019

Jessica Kramer is back with her most compelling message to date (no pun intended). If you’re looking for a relationship, life with a disability, and maybe are a bit terrified of rejection, keep reading. Hope and encouragement are in store.


My relationship status used to be “its...

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What’s At The Root of Ableism? Apr 03, 2019

“Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

The beginning of ableism.

A little explanation

You’re probably wondering where the heck I’m going with this? So I have to share, I’m not one to comfortably speak about faith or anything religious,...

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When People We Love Want To Cure Us Feb 13, 2019

Were you a little infuriated by last week’s post about the Let’s Cure CP Facebook page or about the pleas for prayer to heal CP – or any disability?

Jessica Kramer, Disability Studies graduate student, wrote a wonderful reflection on how the world continues to want to...

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Duct Tape Won't Help With This Feb 06, 2019

Guest blogger Jessica Kramer is back with a great reflection on Dealing With Others. Jessica is a second year Masters Student in Disability Studies at Syracuse University. If you would like to submit a guest post on living with a disability, please email me.


When I first came across...

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Should I Tell? Nov 28, 2018

Special guest post by Jessica Kramer, a second-year Masters Student in Disability Studies at Syracuse University. If you would like to submit a guest post on living with a disability, please email me at [email protected].


Disclose….Don’t...

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Why We Need Unified Diversity Jun 15, 2016

Unified Diversity, seems a contradictory term, doesn’t it?

It’s a topic I believe we pay too little attention to in the disability community – our solitary with other diverse populations, as well as with one another. As someone who has always been and will always be a...

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The Gift of Being Alive Nov 27, 2011

Thanksgiving weekend is probably my most favorite weekend of the year. Yes, I love the food, seeing my family, and the four-day weekend, but I also love the true meaning behind the weekend. Being grateful, pausing in the midst of our busy lives and those silly Black Friday sales to give thanks...

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