Show Up
It was an exciting day yesterday. I was a delegate to my Senate
District’s Organizing Convention. I believe it's so important for young people
and people with disabilities to SHOW UP and get involved in the political
process. You can have a voice in the nominating process and resolutions that
help build the political parties. I don’t care what political party you are
supporting, SHOW UP!
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| Justin at Senate District DFL Organizing Convention |
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| Justin with his US Representative Betty McCollum |
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| State Delegate Justin with Alternate Delegate Emily |
And Dance
Also, thanks to the staff at Palace Theater last night. It’s
always nerve wracking to go to new places and not know what the accessibility
will be like – especially for things like concerts or places with crowds.The
ADA general admission seating area was awesome. And the staff was great at helping
me navigate paths through the crowds. And the bathrooms set aside for ADA were amazing!
They were huge and no lines! My favorite song was Shut Up and Dance and my mom’s was One Foot. Thanks to random acts of kindness and the nice young women who helped push my stuck wheelchair out of the snowbank on our way back to the parking ramp. 6" of snow makes sidewalks and roadways a mess!
Started off the day being political and ended up dancing! It
was an AWESOME day!
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| Fun dancing with the cool strangers behind me! |
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| Walk the Moon at the Palace Theater |
With Me
Next up with me:
Speaking engagement coming up – I will be the keynote speaker
and also have a couple of sessions at the Charting the C’s Conference in April.
My keynote speech is about Re-imagining
the Possibilities: A Work in Progress and the importance of inclusion and
accessibility. Excited to be invited to speak to educators and therapists
working in schools! Find out more about Charting the C’s in the conference brochure.
Don’t forget to be awesome,
Justin
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