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Accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Explained and Exposed
But those two accommodations just scratch the surface of the many products we use daily. Then there’s the “dark” side of accommodations – the denial, the abuse of, and the scarcity of these services.
By Tracy Stine6 years ago in Longevity
Social Distancing 101: The Unknown
We're all living in it right now. And truth be told, we've all probably felt moments of uncertainty in our lives before. They happen when we're forced to decide what we want to spend the rest of our lives doing or whether or not to move on from someone we know we're not meant to be with. But we can also be honest in saying, the kind of uncertainty binding the entire world together is a little different than any other kind of uncertainty we've experienced before.
By Samantha Sabio6 years ago in Longevity
A TEST OF SANITY.
To say that life over the last two months has been challenging, is an understatement. The existence we now live in isn't called life, it's called survival. We wake up everyday, thankful for just that. We pray that we don't cough, and we pray harder, that no one around us coughs. We take a look in the mirror thinking that if we have the Corona Virus, it will somehow show up on our faces, knowing that this virus doesn't show symptoms like the chicken pox, for example.
By Joan Marsh6 years ago in Longevity
I went for a run outside, and it felt strange in the age of COVID-19.
Now that I finished my final exams for the term and year, I can take a break or time off. This break feels welcome, and it's a time to keep moving in other ways. I'm picking up learning French again, learning James Bond on the guitar and spending more time reading. I was fortunate to be able to go outside today and glad I had more time. I kept my distance, was protected and tried to be a friendly runner that switches sides to aid others. I had a goal to run 10 km, and I've been leading up to this by running from 2km and increasing it gradually each time.
By Peter Mason6 years ago in Longevity
We need to keep our distances
I am 38 years old with cerebral palsy, and my lungs are underdeveloped, so with the threat of the Coronavirus in the air, the proposition of going outside is a scary one. I am very grateful for the extra food stamps doing this pandemic, but it is tough to use them doing this crisis because you cannot use food stamps online. The fact that food stamps spending has to be in person puts me in the people that worked for me and love me eh higher risk send me home it's a tough position to be in because I have a tiny freezer in the refrigerator, so that means I have to make weekly trips to the store. I feel like every time I step outside doing this pandemic; I am putting my very life have to risk when the answer is to let people use their food stamps online so they can maintain social distancing.
By Yvonne Knight6 years ago in Longevity
An Open Letter to the Girl That Almost Shares My Name: COVID-19 Looks Too Much Like Us.
When I look at you, I see myself. If my eyes are unable to see you, my sister, it is because my own vision is blurred. Lillian P. Benbow, 15th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
By Vanessa Barksdale6 years ago in Longevity
Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
As with every other person on the planet, the last eight weeks or so, (at least by my count anyway) we have been faced with a rather unprecedented event in our lifetimes. Sure a similar occurrence took place in the early 20th century also of a worldwide nature, yet really to equate the two as the same thing would be ridiculous. The situations were very different indeed.
By Joseph Willson6 years ago in Longevity
5 positive changes our society will go through when everything opens back up again
It’s hard to believe around this time in the year 2019, everyone was out performing their day to day activities and going on about their business like usual. Then a virus comes and turn everyone’s world upside down. What may have started in Wuhan has now impact the globe in ways no one saw coming, let alone were prepared for. This year 2020 sure caught everyone off guard, and even though most of us are currently on lock down and under quarantine, it’s important to know that like all tough times, this too will not last. However, it’s safe to say that the world we knew may not the same once the government decide to open things back up and people are allowed to resume their jobs and daily activities. We as a society will go through both positive and rough changes once the impact of this virus has subsided. Some of these changes will bring upon success and opportunities in the lives of many, while some may have to make some unwanted adjustments in their lifestyles.
By Spencer Jean-Mary6 years ago in Longevity
A Reminder
Coronavirus Disease or also known as Covid-19 started to spread rapidly by the end of December 2019. Just few days after my dog died. I know it was hard, but I must move on. He's still in my heart. He became a memory. Maybe I'm just a bad person since I wasn't there when he took his last breath. I wish I was there. I wish I was home. I wish I didn't go to the on-job training. I wish I just stayed with him during the heatwave. There's a lot of things that I wished. I can't take him back now. It was my fault. Just like everyone else who are involved with Covid-19 virus. In this case, I believe that every human should be held accountable with 200,000 plus deaths of people. Each of us are accountable for some bits that are happening right now, and it will be stressful for all of us. In order to ease our stressful situation, we must connect and set a reminder to ourselves that we are not alone. We must love without sex. We must love by showing support. We must love by letting go of the past, non-living and living things that we love. We must learn and let go. Covid-19 had impacted the economy, businesses, lives and so on. There are at least 3 million confirmed cases of individuals that are infected by the Covid-19 virus, and 200 thousand confirmed cases of deceased individuals caused by the Covid-19 virus. There’s nothing much we can in order to prevent the virus from spreading but to take cautious of our actions. These actions mean that, we must protect ourselves and isolate ourselves as much as we can. The only way the virus could be solve is whether our body could take the virus and be able to adopt or through a government being able to find the immunization by using advanced technologies. It might take a time to find the immunization but for sure patience and hard work will be worth it. For the past few days during the quarantine, I had been listening to several types of songs, practicing home workout, did the marathon challenge using zombies run app, fixing my room, re-arranging my room, de-cluttering my room, browsing for some beats, signing up for free online classes, looking through online businesses start up for university students, browsing house designs, binge watching Alux, binge watching ALR weight loss journey, browsing through online challenges in order to win 10k, filming myself fixing my massive curly head, eating a massive amount of foods, sleeping, watch horror movies in Netflix. The list continues and I’ll be honest with myself, it might feel like I’m just wasting my time, but I had learned so much just being by myself and me being stuck inside of the house. If you’re feeling depress or down, always remember that you’re not alone. It takes time in order to recover. It takes a person to train its mind to be strong and tell itself that he/she is a strong person. Never give up. There was a phrase or saying that is still stuck in my head, “Control your emotions. Discipline your mind.” If you know where this phrase comes from, please comment down the section below. During this time, we must be strong for the future to be a better future for us, our future children, pets, grand children, and others who lives amongst us. Whatever that we do right now will affect us in the future. Maybe worst. But we must stay strong and give each other some 5 minutes virtual hugs. People die every day. Animals die every day. People are born every day. Pain might create a new meaning of life. But pain takes time to heal. Please be strong and spread the hugs. If you had lost someone and in need of recovery, I hope that this playlist will help you. I'd created this playlist for me to cry and let go. It may take some time to recover but trust me. You'll be fine. Every one of us needs to be strong. Every one of us need to support each other. You may blame yourself like I do to myself sometimes. The point of this playlist is to connect each of us as a whole community. To support each other and to spread support and love. Please take some time to listen to the playlist that I'd created for you all and me. Feel free to cry and listen. Feel free to think and listen. Feel free to do anything and listen. Keep the positive vibes flowing and take care. Sending virtual hugs…
By Vasen Posket6 years ago in Longevity
LOVE IN THE ERA OF COVID-19
I know you’ve felt it. I’ve felt it too. A kind of lingering restlessness that bubbles up when you’ve been inside the house too long. You feel fidgety and weird and your mind wanders all over the place, oscillating between important stuff like the future of humanity to how much sugar was in that breakfast bar you ate this morning.
By Beth James6 years ago in Longevity
