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DREAMing of Adaptive Sports
I think we can all agree that it’s important to feel like we belong and have friends—even someone calling themselves an “introvert” may...
Mitch Blatt
Jan 1, 20225 min read
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Putting Malignant Under the Microscope
James Wan’s 2021 horror movie Malignant has been jokingly described online as “a film about siblings who have each other’s backs,” but...
Mitch Blatt
Jan 1, 20227 min read
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Leveraging Obstacles - Your Compensating Assets
With the start of a new year, many take the opportunity to assess where they currently are in life while also reflecting upon the past...
Scott Hatley
Jan 1, 20224 min read
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Fear of Rain, Fear of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia seems like a ripe plot device for horror or thriller movies, since the protagonist can see or hear things other characters...
Mitch Blatt
Oct 8, 20217 min read
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Playtime at Harper’s Playground
Summer is a great time for play. There are even articles by psychologists attesting to play’s mental benefits—a Psychology Today article...
Mitch Blatt
Oct 1, 20216 min read
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A Beautiful Mind vs The Theory of Everything
The prevalence of Hollywood movies with protagonists experiencing a disability or significant barrier has risen exponentially in the past...
Scott Hatley
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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How The Understanding Was Born
April 27th is National Tell A Story Day. The way I see it, there is no better day than today to share the story of how The Understanding...
Mitch Blatt
Apr 27, 20212 min read
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TNT’s Perception has an “Obsession” with Schizophrenia
In the TNT drama Perception , Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) is a professor of neuroscience at Chicago Lake Michigan University who...
Mitch Blatt
Jan 1, 20213 min read
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What Is It Like To Hear Voices?
Imagine you meet someone on the street. This person is holding a conversation with...the air, talking about their day, or maybe saying “I...
Mitch Blatt
Jan 1, 20217 min read
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How to Stick Together when 2020's Falling Apart
Hey everyone! There are a lot of great holidays in a year. Whether they revolve around eating food, hanging stockings and giving presents...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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The Big Questions
Like every parent, Marci Bennett wants the best for her teenage son, Hayden. Hayden has high-functioning autism, and Marci had some...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20207 min read
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The Year of the Rat
by Scott Hatley The year of the rat, 2020, has turned out to be one heck of a year. It’s been a year completely off the rails, or a...
Scott Hatley
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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Ride the Wake
by Blake Shelley As the leaves begin to fall, we all look forward to what this season has to bring. The summer is an excellent time for...
Blake Shelley
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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This Halloween, are Social Fashion Laws in Vogue?
Recently in the US, there’s been what seems like a lot of talk about cultural appropriation, but what is it? Where did it come from? Why...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20205 min read
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The Mail that (Maybe) Never Fails...to Get People into Office
It’s 2020, and it’s just about time to vote for the next President of the United States. There are accommodations for people with vision...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20207 min read
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We All Wear Masks
“When we hide, we may avoid being criticized, but we also cheat ourselves from exploring our gifts, and we cheat the world of benefiting...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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Frozen II’s Enchanted Forest Transforms Mental & Emotional Health Stigmas
by Mitch Blatt Media can do a lot to shape how people think of a thing. Kids’ cartoons have relatively ham-fisted morals to try and...
Mitch Blatt
Dec 30, 20203 min read
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Wheelchair Ramp Over International Waters
Do you like the idea of traveling abroad, but are worried about disability accommodations and accessibility?
The Understanding
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Representation of Confidence: April Davenport
This adaptive apparel business aims to use fashion to help people with disabilities be more self-confident.
The Understanding
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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Does Climate Change Discriminate?
Some commenters on the Internet have said that global warming is sexist, racist, or both. BUT IS IT?
The Understanding
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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