Posts filed under: relationships

Oct. 17, 2011
Downtown Devil
Student doesn't let blindness hold her back from pursuing her dreams
A girl sits on a couch, laughing and smiling frequently. Her colorful, bright dress matches her vibrant personality. A black Labrador, Olivia, is sprawled on the carpet contentedly. She’s never too far away from her owner, criminal justice sophomore Katherine Chavez.

In conversation, Katherine has a peculiar tendency to look above the head of whomever she’s speaking with, like she expects the person to be taller than he or she really is. It’s a rough subject to bring up, as if calling attention to the elephant in the room. But why does she do that?

The answer: Katherine can’t see.
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Filed Under: education, employment, higher education, profile, relationships

May 20, 2010
Wisconsin State Journal
Doug Moe: Overcoming disability -- on a bike and on skis
Late on the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, when Adam Groener finished work at his customer service job with RockAuto on Odana Road, he got on his motorcycle, put on his helmet and punched up the band Apartment 26 on his MP3 player.
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Filed Under: adaptive sports, physical disability, profile, recreation, relationships

Feb. 14, 2010
Contra Costa (Calif.) Times
A Rose for Christi
Little girls dream of finding true love, marrying and living happily ever after.
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Filed Under: intellectual disability, relationships

Nov. 29, 2009
The New York Times
MODERN LOVE: Would My Heart Outrun Its Pursuer?
I AM near quadriplegic, a result of polio, and I cannot stand. I have limited strength in my arms, enough to function once I’m in my chair but not enough to get into or out of the chair.
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Filed Under: physical disability, relationships

Sept. 6, 2009
The Washington Post
“It Hadn’t Been in My Realm of Possibilities”
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Filed Under: physical disability, quadriplegic, relationships

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