Things I have learned about being disabled, since I had knee surgery...

1. Just because your handicap bathroom has support bars DOES NOT MEAN IT IS HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE! If you can't fit a wheelchair in the stall...IT IS NOT HANDICAP!

2. Crutches are fun for about 3 min... then they are not fun ever ever again.

3. If your resturant has an elevator but it is filled with garbage and you wont let people use it... YOUR RESTURANT IS NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE!

4. Everyone has the best of intentions... but no! I do not need your help in the bathroom stall!

5. Carrying things is not easy! Thank you Anna for teaching me the hip bump move!

6. Hershy park has motorized wheelchairs you can rent. (I learned this after Andrew pushed me around for the whole day... Sorry Andrew!)

7. Spiral stairs are not easy when you only have one leg to use.

8. Everyone is super nice and wants to hold doors for you or help you carry thing outside. (YEA! HUMANITY!)

9. Doors are HEAVY! It is VERY hard to open doors when you are on crutches!!!

10. The threat of fires is much more scary! I have no idea how I would get out of my house if there were a fire.

that is it for now! I will update this more as I think of more things to add! Peace.

Deaf Shalom Zone receives Volunteer service award from the Governor

The Governor's Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing nominated the Deaf Shalom Zone, Inc. for the Governor's Volunteer Service Award and out of 300 applicants the DSZ was picked! This was a great honor for the DSZ! About 50 of the 300 were chosen to receive this prestigious award. The Volunteer Service Award ceremony was held on earth day. Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown stated that earth day was a very appropriate day to honor Maryland's volunteers because volunteers help to better our earth in everyway. Thank you to everyone who attended the awards ceremony to show support to the Deaf Shalom Zone and a special thanks to the Governor's Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing for thinking that the DSZ was worth nominating! The DSZ exists through great volunteers and friends like yourselves! peace.