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My regular readers know I have spent most of my career working with people with disabilities. For the past seven years, I have been working to connect individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism to community-based… 

I have been thinking about my upcoming birthday. When I did one podcast promoting Persistence, I said I did not really like myself until I was 40. Before you react with shock, I will clarify.… 

It is the time of year when we are enrolling young people in MA waiver services for children and young adults with disabilities. There are always a lot of young disabled adults who are finishing… 

This one has been brewing for a while. I am tired of hearing that older and disabled people who need daily living supports are a burden to society. We are experiencing unprecedented attacks on the… 

  In my social media feed this week, I saw more than one posting related to the idea that what we tell ourselves about life is manifested. I believe it’s true. There are catchy phrases… 

So, what happens when things go wrong? I have always lived by two maxims. The first to live my life so there are no emergencies. This means that I plan everything, and even my backup… 

My intensity has been known to get me into trouble. I live with a fire in my belly. I’m a not so retired activist whose mouth goes from 0 to 90 miles an hour in… 

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece called Let Your Freak Flag Fly! It’s about being yourself. It’s about accepting yourself as you are, and being comfortable in your own skin. When I… 

In Part One, I wrote about the fact that my parents’ belief in me was a building block in living authentically. I learned to trust myself and my instincts because they believed in me. Since… 

In my last blog, Let Your Freak Flag Fly! – http://www.LindaDezenski.com, I mentioned that identity is fluid. I believe  everyone has the right to accept or reject any label that is assigned to them by…