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Moving from the structured security and shelter of high school to life beyond graduation means facing a lot of choices and decisions. It's not easy at the best of times, but when you have a disability, it can be even more daunting. Hearing from other young people faced with challenges and difficult transitions can be not only informative, but truly inspiring!
"Get Inspired" is a place to share these stories of inspiration....
Living with Disabilities
Moving Beyond Pity by R.Kahedi
I am uncomfortable with the fact that society teaches us to pity those who we believe to be less fortunate than we are rather than to empathize with them. Pity implies an imagined sense of superiority over the other, so that we end up looking at an individual who was born without sight, for instance, and who has lived that way all their lives as having a less complete. Read More [ + ]
Migraines by Alexander Tothill-Brown
A friend of mine has been attending high school in Osaka, Japan since August 2005 and living with a series of host families. Before leaving her home in Ottawa, Canada, she took a complete medical. Her doctor filled out a declaration stating all existing health concerns she was suffering.
My friend has been suffering from migraines since she was about..
