Photo Courtesy from Pixabay My first life experience with people with disabilities began when I met David Han, a brilliant sophomore in Cupertino High School. David was different than other students and I can say he was gifted with something special. I first met David when I saw my friend, Eugene, helping and talking to him. I [...]

Photo Courtesy of Public Domain Images During International Week, on Global Community Day, I was watching a robotics activity alone when all of a sudden, a kid with a disability from my school came up to me and started talking to me. At first, I did not know that he was talking to me. Once [...]

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Photo Courtesy of Corey Ann When I was about four or five years old, my mother had put my brother and sister in a volunteer service which helped numerous kids with different disabilities. The volunteers would play with each of them and try to teach them lessons and life skills. It was a day care [...]

Photo Courtesy of mademoiselle lavender The instances where I found myself including people with certain disabilities such as blindness, dyslexia, down syndrome etc. was during middle school. In Lawson Middle School I met my first friend. My loneliness and unfamiliarity with the students of this school, propelled me and persuaded me to talk with her, [...]

This past Friday, I went to the Art and Wellness Studio for Grace Community Center for another writing workshop. Just a reminder for you if you don’t know why WorldWeDream is running workshops at Grace Community Center: At the workshop, people are free to make art or write stories to express themselves. On Friday, several [...]

Photo Courtesy of vasta When I was in middle school, I met a boy named David Han. He was blind. Observing how he and others dealt with his handicap opened my eyes to a new perspective on disabilities, and helped me grow as an empathetic and helpful member of the community. I began to think [...]

Photo Courtesy of Canadian Veggie A few years ago, there was a family who lived in my apartment complex. Their son, Sam, was unlike others. He was disabled and so, his thinking process was slow. He seemed as though he was not able to function on his own. Since my sister was close friends with [...]