First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description: I am smiling and standing on gray concrete ground with "Bucks County Community College" and its logo engraved into a wall. I am wearing a white t-shirt that says "NOT ALL DISABILITIES ARE VISIBLE" in center-aligned dark green bubble letters at the top and bottom of a graphic design of a ghost surrounded by daisies in a light green square. I am also wearing a cream-colored skort, gold sandals, silver and gold Alex and Ani bangle bracelets, and a white and tan striped headband with my shoulder-length, curly, dark brown hair down. ] CONTENT WARNING: I would like to mention that I am not a college advisor nor professor, high school guidance counselor, psychologist, therapist, or lawyer. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes only with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental or medical health care nor legal advice. If you have an...

[Image Description: The image has a light purple background with my First Former Buddy Club President logo in the bottom left corner.  "Help ≠ fixing or curing explained" is in left-aligned dark purple text. ] Help is not the same as fixing or curing people. Help is not for the weak. Help is not bad. True help is support. Help is providing accessibility. Examples of these accommodations and adaptations: Providing ramps, elevators, and clear pathways for wheelchair and medical stroller users Hearing aids for the deaf and hard of hearing Hear monitors for people with heart conditions Feeding tubes for people with medical health conditions Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices for people who are nonverbal, have limited verbal speech, verbal emerging skills, articulation challenges, and/or difficulty with word finding skills Related Services, such as Speech and Language therapy, Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), Vision Therapy, Behavioral Health...

[Image Description:   There are red stage curtains hanging on both sides with a dark opening in the center. There is a row of five stage lights with yellow light shining downward. There is a dark gray silhouette of a female center-aligned on the stage and facing left toward a black microphone positioned on a stand.] CONTENT WARNING: Please know that these instances are not all but only some of my personal experiences as a public speaker with an invisible disability. They do not define my overall experience as a public speaker with an invisible disability. I have also had positive experiences. The objective of this blog post is to advocate about issues that people with invisible disabilities face.      I have been a public speaker for five years. As a person who stutters, I have a unique relationship with public speaking. When people hear me stutter, it is common for either the following things to happen: Some people do not mention or react to my stutter due to automa...