A poem by Equip leader Derrick Means.

By: Julia Hartman, Equip Leader On March 15th, 2020, South Carolina governor, Henry McMaster, announced that all schools will be closed for the last two weeks in March in efforts…

People with disabilities have been historically excluded from making decisions about our own lives. That is why it’s very important for us to make sure our voices are recognized.

This Halloween, parents of children with autism are being encouraged via social media to send their children off with blue trick-or-treat buckets or a bag with a puzzle piece. The blue bucket or bag is meant to signal to the general public that the individual has autism and is nonverbal. The push for disability disclosure is problematic for several reasons.

Do Not: Address just the care assistant, friend, partner, or interpreter. Do: Address the individual with the disability.

By Grace Trumpower for AAC Awareness Month Author’s Note: Sociology suggests that the average person waits about two to four seconds before expecting a response from their communication partner in…

By, Effy Francis

Hello my name is Derrick Means. I have a disability known as “Cerebral Palsy”. I currently work at Spartanburg High School, pizza hut, and Able SC. I graduated high school…