Monday, February 13, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Overcoming Adversity
This is what I've found on stories of people overcoming adversity.
1. Roseann Ashby is a lady who works in the U.S. Department of Education. She is blind and uses "a computer equipped with a screen reader with speech output to enable me to review and edit the work of my staff." Before this, she needed to write out documents on an electric typewriter, or dictate work to a reader, which was "a burdensome process".
From this website: http://www.opm.gov/disability/success_1-06.asp
2. Dr. James Purdue was in a game of pick-up football when he was badly injured. He ended up with a broken neck and became a quadriplegic. He is confined to a wheelchair, and has a service dog named Ricardo. He hasn't let this stop him, though. He has been a successful tacher and coach. Now, he is a motivational speaker.
From this website: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/perdue.php
3. Melissa Deroche was one of many Hurricane Katrina evacuees. After the hurricane destroyed her house, she moved to Arkansas, where she wanted a job helping people who are blind, like herself. She started work and the Arkansas State Hospital, and then with World Services for the Blind as a counselor helping blind people become more self-sufficient. In her own home, she worked with the Department of Human Services' Division of services for the Blind to get independent living aids and independent mobility training.
From this website: http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/pressroom/PressRoomDocs/DSBCOY2011statewinnerweb.pdf
1. Roseann Ashby is a lady who works in the U.S. Department of Education. She is blind and uses "a computer equipped with a screen reader with speech output to enable me to review and edit the work of my staff." Before this, she needed to write out documents on an electric typewriter, or dictate work to a reader, which was "a burdensome process".
From this website: http://www.opm.gov/disability/success_1-06.asp
2. Dr. James Purdue was in a game of pick-up football when he was badly injured. He ended up with a broken neck and became a quadriplegic. He is confined to a wheelchair, and has a service dog named Ricardo. He hasn't let this stop him, though. He has been a successful tacher and coach. Now, he is a motivational speaker.
From this website: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/perdue.php
3. Melissa Deroche was one of many Hurricane Katrina evacuees. After the hurricane destroyed her house, she moved to Arkansas, where she wanted a job helping people who are blind, like herself. She started work and the Arkansas State Hospital, and then with World Services for the Blind as a counselor helping blind people become more self-sufficient. In her own home, she worked with the Department of Human Services' Division of services for the Blind to get independent living aids and independent mobility training.
From this website: http://humanservices.arkansas.gov/pressroom/PressRoomDocs/DSBCOY2011statewinnerweb.pdf
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