On August 18 I was attending a virtual birthday party on Zoom for my 37-year-old son who is a person with disabilities. They include cerebral palsy, which affects his speech and his hands and legs.
He also has low vision and dyslexia. More importantly, he has an MSW and has been working for an Independent Living Resource Center in Santa Barbara for almost seven years as their System Change Advocate.
He is also an author and a passionate advocate for many social justice causes. Besides his birthday, we were also celebrating the fact that 37 years before we had both defied the medical prognosis made during the birth from hell.
Read more on themighty.com