Cerebral Palsy party DAY 16: I love the snow

       Today's pics  come from   skiing at MT, Rose  NV.   We used to go up every President's weekend  and  go skiing. I love the snow.  I have not  been  in awhile  so  I am hoping to go back  perhaps next winter.

 Roesbuds   has a great adapted ski school,  I  was able  to get  private lessons.
 Pricy but worth it 

all business 

 carrying my ski

 book gal  AZ and Princess,

 Heading in,

 Remember to  wear  green  tomorrow for national  CP day. If you do   take a picture and send it  to me. You could be  on the blog   later this  week.

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 15: golfing

    

 Hay guys  so today's photo to end out the week  will be from the first time I played golf.  

 Ok so its not  real golf but  mini golf.    I really enjoyed  playing  here.  Besides  mini golf they had   go carts,  an arcade, and bumper boats.  This was a really fun center.  I  was sad when they had to close this fun-land. 

 I continue to play golf for Special Olympics  and  was on my high school golf team.   

 Don't forget to comment before you leave. 

PS  Happy  World Down Syndrome Day. 

Cerebral Palsy Photo Party Day 14: Grandma says

 This  is an old  post but its   too good  not to  re share.  My  grandma  wrote something last year on my blog for CP month.  Reposting in case you missed it.

 I make this attempt to organize my thoughts and perceptions on electronic paper regarding my grand daughter, AZ Chapman,  who has had to work hard to accomplish some things that so many of us take for granted.

When AZ was born with CP it was unexpected;  it has also been a learning experience for the family as well as for her,  during these years of her babyhood,  then childhood, then becoming a young woman.  

One thing this remarkable young lady has shown us is how perseverance in the face of difficulty can accomplish a whole lot in life.  Though not confined to a wheelchair like many people with CP,  AZ  does have to deal with some difficulty in physical coordination.  Her determination and perseverance have given her the freedom / independence of being able to walk to a small shopping center near home,  to take the bus and to successfully attend college.  

I know it has often been frustrating for AZ when her body resists cooperating with her mind,  and I am grateful for the helpful therapy made available to her.   Mind over matter is not the easiest thing in the world, especially as a battle prolonged over your entire life!   The wonderful improvement in her speech shows how hard she has worked.  

Awareness:  being conscious or perceptive.  Being conscious of the difficulties and hardships of cerebral palsy can demand a lot of focus.  It could be easy to make it the whole focus of your life and develop a real pity party attitude or use it to manipulate others around you.  Happily for AZ,  her parents and her siblings and even Zoe  ( the family dog )  remind her daily that she has her own chores and responsibilities like everyone else in the family.   The empathy and compassion that AZ  has grown to have for others with a handicap are shown in her work with Special Olympics and in her postings on FB.  

We all have difficulties and hardships;  we all have our perceptions and feelings,  we all have our ups and downs in life.  We are all human and have our individual things to deal with.  I find it admirable that those with some of the harder problems develop such determination and perseverance and empathy for others.

 

   Don't  forget to commet  before you leave.

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 13 : Its always tough to say goodbye

          Today's  picture   is my last  day of kindergaten.  I  look sad but it makes  sense  because  transitions are very hard for me.

             For  me  boundaries  are very hard for me.   I think this is due to being bullied a lot as  a kid.   Its  tough to  grow up disabled because   you are more likely to get bullied and  regected rom  peers.   I am a  friendly outgoing person but   making  solid friendships are  a challenge for me.   I get along great with  teachers and stuff  but for the longest time they kept telling me  that  they were not my friends   All  that changed   when  professors  befriended  me in jr college.   I am  grateful for that because so many people have enforced those boundaries   When  people are willing to  listen to me  I   feel  great because  so often I am on the sidelines as life goes by.

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 12 : My hair

     

  Yesterday  I  told you about my  feet  today let me tell you about my hair.    My  mom is African  American and my  dad is hispanic and  white.  When  It came to  hair  I inherited long hair   from my  Dad's  genes,   curly hair , from my mom.Sometimes it makes  for good pictures  like todays. 

 I  can not do my  hair and   I hate  getting it done because it is curly.  Add  to this  the fact that I have an  habit of  rubbing   my head  so it sticks up.     Shortly after leaving high school ,  I discover the power  of  hats.  Some  people might see  me  wearing a hat and think that I am a  hobo.     To that  I  have  the following to say.

Dear people who think I am a hobo 

I have something called CP which messes up my hands so I can not do my hair. When I was younger someone always did my hair in the morning, but it would stick up after rubbing my hands through my hair so it would stick up, so I  wear a hat. The hat has no correlation to my intelligence or my social class its just the fact that I have CP. Thanks and good night and the next time u see someone with a hat do not judge them because until u learn the whole story I have a disability and am doing the best  I can and no I do not want pity thanks 

Cerebral Palsy party day11:feet problems

 Yo ho  yo ho a Pirates  life for me.  Here I am  with  Princess on top  of the boat that was at a Children's Meausum .


     My  Cerebral Palsy is mild .  In fact  throughout my childhood. I  would say that my  feet gave me  little to no problem.   As I have aged,  I have noticed that  my feet are giving me problems.  My  endurance is not what it used to be.    I am  finding that   I have   to sit down more, or risk a throbbing pain in my foot.  I  have also found that I can not localize pain  very well.  For example  I  think   my feet hurt at the arch, yet  I  do not trust myself.  Happy st patricks day

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 10: Soccer time

           

     The fall after  I graduated preschool.  I  turned five and started full inclusion pre-k.   I have a September  birthday  so  my  parents  wanted me to  wait another year  before kindergaten. They  talked to many people  that recommended that I  get another year to grow and learn  before  I start formal schooling.  Even though it was  pre -k  ment a new  school,  a privite traditional school with a small class size.  

 Soccer Star 

It also ment  soccer time.  I played soccer  on the neighborhood  tradtional   U5, bunch-ball  I got a great coach  who included me right from the start.   I would later  play  with him  in U10.  He would  nominate me  for  an award the second time around  and I would win.   He also  had a  daughter who attended out church.   I  was able to build community all around me because of inclusion  It worked.  Inclusion rocks.

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 9: Preschool graduate

                   Today's pictures  come at a happy time for me.   It is  the first graduation that I remember 

  yeah  I  remember  graduating preschool.  It was a special time. My parents already made the choice that I would attend a private elementary school  which was not set up for kids with special needs which ment that none of my fellow classmates  would  have me in the same class.     I was on to bigger  things.     I had no idea  that  I was changing tracks  It was still school for me.

  Getting my diploma
 from  teacher  J.  She would continue to tutor me  at my home

 I was soo cute 

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 8 : Brining out the Marshmellows

  So todays post is going to be long but it is  going to be helpful.

 The biggest  way that  my Cerebral Palsy affects me is speech.   I understand the world  around me but   when  I try to speak the words do not come out clear. My  arch nemesis is the evil  K.

 For a longtime  I could not say the /k/ sound among other sounds.   I have a /k/ sound in my name which  would lead me to mispronounce my name. So "cookie" sounded a lot like  "tootie".

  A  great way  for others to understand  whats its like  for me to talk is to take marshmallows and  without swallowing them  try to talk.  For  preschool and kindergaten kids.    Have them  sing a song that they know like   Old McDonald had a farm while having marshmallows in there mouth.



  If they are  older you can take it a step forward.


 Steps
1 Line up outside the door.
2  one by one enter the  classroom and  given a card with a single word.
3  Sit  down  quietly  Don't  Talk
4 once  everyone has a word  hand out marshmallows  try to  have students rearrange  themselves in ABC  order with these rules.

       They  can not use hand gestures.
       they  can only say there word that is on their flashcard aka no sentences.
         They can swallow there marshmallows
  Explain that this is what  some people with CP experience everyday. The  pain the frustration the inability to communicate 

  I  did  the ABC order  activity in a linguistics  class.   The students learned a ton.  One told me that  if she  ever has students, she wants to be an elementary school  teacher,  with a  speech impairment they are going to bring out the marshmallows.

 got  images  from

 letter K
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash3/50271_239794985914_7024254_n.jpg
 marshmallows
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Marshmallows-thumb-420x240.jpg

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 7: Childhood Home

   

       So  now that I  aged out my  EI  program it was time to  move. We  moved into the house we now live in, so  all of my memories are in this house. Moving also ment that I had to move preschools, but  I would have had to move schools anyway because  EI is  birth to three  and  preschool  is  from  3 to 5.   I went to a  pre school program for  children with speech  delays.   I have found memories of  pre school.  My  teacher was  great  she was able to get me to talk in full  sentences.  

          I love my house it nice and has a big backyard, more on this later,  The one thing I did not like about  our house is that  there is not  a lot  nearby.   It makes it  really hard  especially
  since I do not drive.
 

 Tip for people who  have kids and are looking for  a home


MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE THINGS TO WALK TO, ITS SO IMPORTANT  THAT KIDS ARE GIVEN  FREEDOM AS THEY GET OLDER.

  

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 6 : Learning to talk

      Hay  guys  today  photos will be from  one  of my last days  in  EI.  Early  Intervention,   These  guys were great because they  taught  me everything I needed to know  before  preschool.   A funny thing is that despite my CP,  I graduated from  PT  as a toddler    I would  go  on to play neighborhood sports,  more on that later.   Early Intervention   taught me and my family sign language  so  I could communicate as my speech was  hard to understand.   Back  then   there was no  Signing  Time  so   I had  to  learn  by a teacher.  She  even    came to my house to tutor  me .  How cool was that

   My  family minus my  big  brother 

 I loved  Sesame Street 

 I am  so thankful that my  parents  worked so  hard   to get me to communicate    It  was key to  unlocking my potential.  I have  come a long way from using  sign language to express  myself.   Now   my  parents  and siblings  wonder  if  I will ever   be  quite.   I am  always  getting myself  in trouble at school  for  talking to much.    This is probly because   of  my  NLD, more on that later.

Cerbral Palsy Party Day 5:Becoming a big sister

   So to end out the week  I am going to be posting some pics from  when book girl was a baby.  I   was two almost three.  My  parents  wanted  to have more kids so that I would have teachers.  They were right about the whole   teacher part  but what they did not realize  was that I would end up teaching them as well.   I  asked book girl what she has learned from me and she said that I have taught her patience and not to judge a book by its cover.  She  has taught  me   about asserting myself  along with how to juice

   Don't  cry  book  gal  its me AZ 

     AZ  watches over a sleeping book girl

Aww

  Have a  great weekend guys.  I am  going to a conference Friday and Saturday that I will blog about.    Be sure to come back  monday  for  more pictures.

Cerebral Palsy Party Day 4: Team AZ

         

Today   is actually my  half  birthday.  So today's photo will be of my first b day.   I  had a great party,  I do not  remember  my first memory   comes about  preschool.   My  dad took some video  at the party and I have seen it.  I was  surrounded by family  and   friends.

 First  birthday loot

I  do  tend  to make connections with others.  It takes a  village  and  I  am  the  mayor.  I  actively recruit others  to be  a part of  Team  AZ.  Over the years   it has  include  family  friends teachers    my childhood OT& PT and  my  good  ST's .     My current team  incudes my  family,   A  bunch  of  people  at  my  jc, coaches  from Special  Olympics, and my  Facebook friends  and blog  readers .   I hope  everyone   has  enjoyed  being on team AZ  because  I have  enjoyed  having  all of you in my conner.

Cerebral Palsy Party 2014 Day 3: Finally home

   I went home  finally  and was able to  start living  life  in a family.   I did not  meet all my  milestones  on time but I  was  still  a  very  cute baby.   I  went to  early  intervention  to help  me  reach my milestones.    Things like walking talking siting  standing  took  me a lot longer.  

 I  think  I  was  three months old   here 

  I  am  rockin that  sweater.  My  mom    dressed me in super cute clothes
  

      This photo  was taken shortly before I  turned  one.  We were in Texas visiting family.  I also  went to Maui  in my first year. I was  quite the traveler

Because it  took me a lot of  blood sweat and tears, I  take offense to  people saying that babies learn through  osmosis.  That  is not how  I  learned, nor the  800,000 of  others living with  Cerebral  Palsy.   If you  were to say that all babies  are  cute  but AZ  was  super  cute  I would  have   to agree.  

PS:  today is   Spread the Word to  End the Word  so if you  have not pledge to  end  the use of the R word please   go  here  and  pledge.  I do not have an  intellectual disability  but I have  seen  first hand  how  powerful  words   can  be. So  please  pledge to  respect   everyone. 

    

Cerebral Palsy Party 2014 Day 2: In the Hospital

 Day  two

                 Today's  photos  will be    from the  hospital.  I was  born  prematurely and had to spend   a couple of  days in the hospital.   As  a infant I  had  trouble  sucking.  Initially , I  had to have a  tube   put  through my mouth  into my stomach.  Eventually  I learned how to  eat and was able  to  go home but my  parents  have  told me that   feedings took a long time.

   My  mom  loved  me  right  from the start 

 Sleeping Beauty 

Today  I am  really  tall and love to  eat and  drink.   My  diet  is  pretty  restrictive  but that is choice   not  CP.


  Things  I love to  eat

   pancakes

 Mac n  cheese

  Sandwhiches
     PB&J
     Turkey
      Meatball  and  Turkey
        Egg  Salad

Pizza

  Cheeseburger ( especially  from  In N  Out.

 Spaghetti and  Meat balls

  Pesto  pasta
   
Drinks  I like
  milk
  orange  juice
   Orange Soda
 Sprite
' Fruit  Punch

      Yeah   I   know  I need  to  make better food choices.  I  do like    berries  though.  you  got to start somewhere.

  Until  Tomorrow

Cerebral Palsy Party 2014 Day 1: The Beginning

           So  its   that time of year  again.   Its the  third  month  of the year  which  means   its  time  to  GO  Green  to  celebrate  Cerebral  Palsy.    This  is  the  lead up to  March  25 which is  National Cerebral Palsy   Day  in  March for people  in the  United  States .



  I  thought  it would be soo fun  to post  pictures   from   yesteryear  every   week  day  this month along with some  guest  posts  from  people that have known me thoughout   the years  to   really show  you   what having CP  is  really like.  Its  going to be  fun.  Somedays will be   a photo  while others  will be  multiple.   Its  going to be  awesome.      I can not wait.   Before  we get to the  photos  here are somethings you can do   to support  CP  Awareness Month.


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Switch  your  Facebook  profile pictures to one of these.
  Follow  AZ Chapman  on Facebook link  on  the left .

  Leave a comment  on this blog  and come  back   all this month.

   Offline  
Get    this shirt for  March  25.  You  need  to  order one  of these   this week.
  Tell a friend about this  blog and CP.
    Stick around for more activities  that you can do with others to show them what CP  is like.


So  without futher  ado  here we  go.



      Why  not start at the very  beginning .  According to   The  Sound of  Music  its a   very good  place to start :)
  These  photos  are  from  the  day  I was  born.

         September 6, 1991 

  The Day I  was  born 

   One of the first  photos  I have of myself.  I was a cute baby 

  My  dad,  my big  brother (  age seven)  and  me

     

Able to go to College - Episode 18 : The End of the Year

    After     two  years,  this is the last episode of able to go to college.  you  got to  go  out with a bang  so  this   episode  is really  long.  If  you have   7  mintues   pull up a chair and something to  drink  and hit play,

         


 The  main  reason that I  made  Able to go to College was  back in high school I  was so scared of  college.   I thought college was this big  abyss   and  I knew that I was no where near ready to go. I was  wrong.


    Yeah   College is different than High school  no  doubt about that but  it  not   a scary place.    I  will be honest though  college  poses  new challenges  to students with disabilities.  There are no IEP that  ensure an individualized education, but there is still  help,  The key is  to find the right people.  I  feel  so  blessed  to have been  lucky  enough to  attend my community college.  There  program  is phenomenal   They  did everything in there   power  to make  me successful.  They advocated  for me  and   I  felt that   they   truly  valued   me.


  Were there instances  where  I  felt discriminated against?  Yes.  There  were also processes set up for me to   voice my concerns.  I got along with most professors, in fact  one of them ,Prof D, I  joking call my body gaurd.  Its a   inside  joke  between the two of us,

  Prof D  and  AZ   Summer 2013 

     If you are  reading this and   have a disabilities and want to go to college but may be a little scared.  Don't  be.   Surrond yourself  with  a  group of people that believe in you.   Do not let anyone tell you what  you have to do  when your adult( esp  if  they are not  part of your family).  Never  give up  and  always  Follow your  dreams.      Because you  only have  one life to live.



  Have  questions  feel  free to   ask in the comments or email me

 azchapman1991@gmail.com

Able to go to College - Episode 17 : Shoulder Hiker

 On this episode  my bio class takes  a fieldtrip.  Its a great  trip  that is a lot of fun.   Unfotunatly   I ran soo fast that I fell in the 100  meter dash.  You  might remeber  me mentioning it here.   That was not my  finest moment.  The  important thing is that  I   got up and  kept on running.


      On the hike  I  was kinda nervous but  once I commited myslef to  going on the trip  I  did fine.   Just like  in college.   If  I am   ready to do something I  will do  a great job.



 The    final  episode will be  posted   tomorrow.  You do not want to miss it

Able to go to College - Episode 16: Party time

      There are only two more videos after this one !!!   The last one is  so special  you  do not want to  miss  it.



           So  now  its   part time at  DSPS.  I  know  I have said this a thousand  time  over but   this campus  has a  great disabilities  program.  They  have a whole team of people that  work  hard  to make sure that  I, along with any other students  who have  disabilities succeed.    They have audiobooks  computer programs and  more all with the purpose of helping  students succeed.   There program is  so  good.   They  took me in with all my behavior problems  and    improved my self esteem   Actually going to this college really improved my  self esteem.  I was able to make  Dean's List  and  graduated  with honors.    Not bad  for someone who  was terrified of  going to college.    I learned the  hard way that not all  university are supportive of students with disabilities, which  makes me  appreciate  this  college even more


 One  of the   best ways they  help people  with disabilities   this  is by  hosting  parties,  like the one you see  in the video.  I  remember attending  one of these  parties when  I  first started college  in  the fall of 2010.  Back then  I was  so scared about  attending university  but seeing other disabled students made me feel  less alone.


 This  school  has  been the most inclusive school  I have ever   attended

  Better  than

   pre school

  private elementary  school  (Pre -K -1st)

 public elementary school  (2ed -  5th grade)

  public  middle school     6th -8th grade

  Public  high school  (9th-12th) grade


  Its  my seconed  home.  Even though  I graduated  in  May  I always go   there to visit.   I love it  that  much.

Able to go to College - Episode 15 : Stage and No Sleep

       

   On this  Episode  I  get an award for receiving the  Echo  Smart Pen.  I   remember this day  it was a fun day  because I was being  recognized  for something good.  The  Smart  Pen  really  helps  me out in college.  Its a great  learning tool  for   students  with disabilities.

    Also  on this episode  I got no  sleep  because  I had to pull an all nighter   It was  well worth it though because  I  ended up getting  a hundred  percent on  the  bumble  bee  project.    Yeah   the bumble   bee  project  isn't  just about   looking for  honey  bees   we had  to  compile  a  report siting our findings.    This  teacher and I  are still  in contact.  He  gave  me a  great letter of recommendation 

Dear Pete Schiff,

 My  family  has a weekday   night time tradition watching the  Daly Show  and  the  Colbere   Report.    Due to the   State of the  Union  Adress  it was not  on  when  I went down  stairs.
  So I was dishearten   when  I   saw the following clip .


    I  really  hated  the last  part.  It felt like  I  was being  punched  in the gut.    You  see  I am 22 years old  and  live  with a developmental disability.     I have  Cerebral  Palsy.

  No  I  do not have  a  intellectual  disability that is  the  proper  term  now  not  the  R  word .  Although  if you met  me    you might think that I do  because  I have a speech  impairment  and  drool  at  times.   But  it  still  hurts  what   Pete  said.     I do not  respect  him   enough to  use his  last  name.

      In  the spring of  2009   I had a school  meeting  at which  time  a  job  coach  sat  across the  table  from  me and my  mother and  recommend  that I    work at Safeway,  most likely  working  for  pennies a  hour, and live in   a group home.   He  had said this    despite the  fact that I was in my second semester of   Advanced  Placement    United States  History,  which  I  ended up   passing the AP  test  with  a three.    I was a junior at the time, so  when senior  year rolled around  I  was scared  of    leaving  high school.   Can  you  blame  me?    I did not  want  to  do it and I  assumed that  the  job coach was right because he  worked in the field and knew me.  Senior year   I  had to work   one of those jobs and I hated.  I  got a pay check   but was   unaware of the  low  wages.     To this day I am scared  of working a  entry  level  job.      Its not  fair .  I  want to  get   off  social  security,  you see that is where the money comes from   but its hardly enough to live off of.


        After   high school,   I  decided to  attend  a  community  college and  I  excelled in those classes. I  got  good  grades.  I  got so many that when  I   graduated  I was able to graduate with honors.   Thats  right a  person  who  was   predicted  to  work  for   pennies  a hour   went on to graduate with honors.   I am not  worthless.  I  attend   university  where  people   did not   respect    me and    am  currently on a leave of absence to  care of my health.


 The  world  is not set up for  people with disabilities.       Colleges  do not  know how  to  included  those with developmental  disabilities and  thanks  to the loophole in  the Fair  Employment Act    the jobs  that  societies  expect us to do barely  pay  us  anything.   Disabled  people have  feelings  and   we want   to  be include  in life.      We can  be  tax  payers,  some  people   may need help  paying  taxes but they  can  still  pay   them.  We  do not need   to be  dependent on the    government.


  Oh   and  our  founding  fathers   said  this  about  people.


   "  We  all  hold  these  truths to be self  eve dent that all  men  are created  equal."   Ring a  bell.   If not  look  in the Declaration  of  Independence and  maybe then you will  find a  heart

Able to go to College - Episode 14 : Bus Basics

  So this weeks  episode is all about taking the bus.    One  of the hardest things about     leaving high school for me was a fear of  taking the bus.  I thought I was not ready to  take pubic transit and  I was not  too trilled about  taking   para transit.   I eventually  got on the bus  and  have not looked back  sense.  At this time  I do not drive so  taking the bus  is my token to independence when  my parents or siblings are not home.


  Speaking  about tokens

             Around here there are a lot of  different options for paying  a fair.     You can pay  two  dollars a  trip, in cash or  coins.  You can use  a  token, which  you can see  in the video, or you could  use  a card that  acts like a  credit card.  I use  tokens  to   take the bus,  they are quick and  easy or  when   I can not find them  I  use dollars.



  Thanks   Ms. Parks
 

Thanks  to  Rosa  Parks     I can  sit anywhere on the bus.    That is  true  but for some  reason  the bus's  disability  seats,  which  i  sometimes  sit in but not always,   are in the front.  The first day of university   I met a guy with Spina Bifida  on  the bus who  just happend to be  a  big  Nintendo  fan.   We have  been  pals  ever  since







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  Tokens
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   Rosa  Parks
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Able to go to college : Episode 13 : An Earthly prize

       


 Talk about a  Jam   packed  week .    This week on  Able to go to college I   get   to go a out of class  lab for  biology and I  get  to receive my very own  smart pen,


         Back  in   January.  I  had  completed enough  units  to  get a Smart  Pen.  If you remember  from the best way to go to school.  You  may  remember that I  used a smart pen in college  but can not  take it home. All that  changes  now that I  am the owner of the Smart  Pen.


          I want to give a  huge shout out to the  people  at  my  school   they  have a wonderful   DSPS  program  complete with  consulars  staff  and assistive technology  ,     These  wonderful  indiviuals   value    educating those with disabilities .  They   believe in using  proper  accommodations ,  like   quiet  testing  spaces to  make  sure that  people with disabilities   can  use their abilities  and continue their  education.   Everyone is  supper friendly and understanding. They  believed me  and   helped me  believe in myself   .


        They  professors  who  are not in DSPs,   take  cues  from the DSPS people  and    most are  very  nice.     I  wish  my   JC   was an univeristy   because  then  I  would not have any  problems.

Able to go to college episode 12: Bee's Law

             I think its  pretty  funney   don't  you.  Anyway  guys  I am  on the last half   of  Able to go  to college  videos.    Check back  tomorrow for more videos.     Sorry  it has taken a long time  that was not my intention.  Tomorrow  is a  special  episode you do not want to miss.

Able to go to College Spring Break 2012

 That was a fun trip.  I have not seen  Coach  L   since then.   I hope   I  can  see  her soon.

Able to go to College : Episode Eleven : Health Fair

           



           


   So  I went to the  Animal Fair.   Ok  so not  really but  this week  their was a health fair at  my school,  it was  in  2012  I am still trying to catch up on  this web series.  These were   great events because you got to  get information  about health and  get prizes,  or in  this case  burritos one of my favorite foods .    I  enjoyed going to the health fair.


Come   Back  tomorrow  for  My  Spring Break   trip to San Diego 



   Preview it will  be slimy




 What does  that mean  you will have to come  back  on  Thursday to find out.

Everyone is Norm

   Hay guys  today  is the  relaunch of  the   I am  Norm  website  to celebrate the   re launch of the website.  I am delighted to be a part  of this  wonderful  organization.   I am  norm  is  a youth  run  inclusion campaign    I have been working with them  all four years  all online.  They  do not mind  that I have never flown  they  accept  me  and  include  me and  tell  me  that I  too     am  Norm.    I  feel so blessed to work with such caring  people. 


 To  see the  new  website  click here.

Able to go to College: Episode ten : The best way to go to school

     









Going to school with  my dog is the best way to go to school. I mean   Zoe is really cute   and  soft.  
  Anyway  about the smart  pen.

  The Smart Pen  is a  pen with a tiny recording device that allows people to tape record  what anyone is saying.  It is  a helpful tool for  people with  disabilities.     The best part is  if you do not  write everything down and  miss something you do not have to listen to  the whole thing over again.   The only drag  is    that  at this point  I could not  take the pen home because it  belong to the school.  To learn more about  the smart  pen  click  here.