disability advocacy
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Thanks so much everyone! Your support really means a lot to me. My dad has been nothing but negative. He doesn't want his youngest and only daughter to finally be away from home. It is really irritating though. I know he just wants to protect me and he just wants to be there for me but it is making me push him away. In his mind he is just trying to look out for me. but in my mind he is just being selfish, not letting me follow my dreams, and limiting me. I think he will come around though. He listened to my speech today so maybe now he will realize how much it means to me to be all I can be and not just sit around letting him take care of me.
Today I had to make a speech for the 22nd anniversary of the Americans Disabilities Act. I did not know what I was going to say but I actually ended up speaking for about 40 minutes and I did not even take the time to write a speech. Everyone loved me. People were asking me for business cards and wanting copies of my poems. One lady told me God put in her spirit to tell me that I need to make business cards and go into business as an entrepreneur helping people with disabilities. she may be right. The law firm I will be interning at is also a Disability Advocacy office. And before I made my speech I met a guy at Staples who worked for the National Organization on Disability. Maybe this is all a sign this is what God wants me to do. I really do have a passion for working with people with disabilities. I am so excited. I even found out today from an interpreter that I can learn sign language using one hand! There is a guy that vacuums my office who is deaf and I always want to talk to him so I was really happy to hear I can learn to be an interpreter. I know that will help me communicate with more people with disabilities! I guess I will get started on my book of poetry and short stories. I dont think Im ready for an autobiography yet lol
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