My Disability Report

I was crouching, playing with a wooden bead maze entranced with the different colours that it entailed. I was in this large regal office, the desk was made out of dark wood; certificates with glossy frames were hanging around the office. There stood a doctor behind the desk as he broke the news to my father that I was indeed hearing impaired. As they quietly discussed the best action of plan for me, I suddenly heard my father yell, “She is not going to deaf school!” and as the shouting got louder, the words started to sound muddled to me. Red with rage, my father grabbed me by the hand and slammed the door; I took a glance back and did not fully comprehend the life changing appointment that just took place in front of me. At the tender age of 5, I was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs with a combination of inner ear

They had told my parent that a few of my red blood cells had a malfunction they started to break down. They had told my parents that I had something called sickle cell which is a group of disorders that cause red blood cells to become misshapen and break down. I never really understood what that meant but I just knew that I had a weak heart and that I never really played gym in school because they said I had “Limitations.” I never really knew what it meant but I just went along with it. A year later on March 11, 2008 I was back in the hospital because I needed surgery on my heart. I remember waking up after surgery and seeing my mom crying and asking my dad if I was going to die. I never really thought that was a possibility but I just pushed it to the back of my mind so I wouldn’t think about it. But turned out dieing was a possibility but I didn’t die, but the doctor told me that I could never be on a sports team and I could never play gym. I never really took it to the heart because I was only five I told myself that it was not the end of the world. That all changed a few months later and I was 6 now and it was a nice day on October 23 2008 and I was at the park with my dad and my older brother and they started to play baseball while I watched. After watching them play for a while I wanted to play so my dad pulled out a softball and a glove and I started to play on my own. I sucked at first but after a while I was really good. I remember on the same day I asked my dad if I could play on a team but she said no because of my “limitations.” Later that day I asked my mom and she took to play on a rec center team even though I wasn’t allowed and that's how it all started. And know I have played softball ever since and my

I chose the task of being deaf for about 4 hours which I thought may be the easer and safest option for me but I was quickly surprised that being able to hear contributes to so many things in my life. For example not being able to hear my kids call me when they say mom was sad because a mother will always know there child’s voice even if she’s in the middle of Time Square on New Year’s. Therefore not being able to come to their aid quickly was my biggest challenge. I wasn’t able to laugh at the things that they were laughing at when we watched our family movie. I couldn’t do my job at work of answering my customer’s phone calls because I couldn’t hear. I was afraid to drive because I was scared that I wouldn’t hear

She was a healthy baby girl who seemed to look alright, no birth defects and no missing limbs. Louise and Tom continued to worry about Lynn even though she appeared healthy. Lynn laughed, smiled and cooed just like a normal baby. However, as Lynn grew they noticed she wasn’t responding to loud noises. An example was when Lynn was at the 4th of July fireworks. As the fire engines drove past and the fireworks went off Lynn acted like it did not phase her. She started to hit her head off the crib and rolling her eyes. Her parents took her to the doctor and after a lot of testing Louise and Tom found out the Lynn had a serve hearing impairment. It was not a definite diagnosis but they had to run more test when she gets older because it is more accurate. Many struggles came about with having a deaf child such as, her not being able to explain her emotions, what she wanted, and could not hear to learn rules and what is right from wrong. Lynn could mouth many words but there was never any

It is the end of my summer and I had a great basketball season, however, with all the interests received. I realized that my NCAA evaluation became an obstacle and so all the interest simple waver away thus loose the possibility of achieving a scholarship. This really hurts that no one took the time to truly know me or learn about my situation. Perhaps it is a blessing because the process taught me to appreciate the people who truly care about my welfare. The assumption is that I just did not do well in school and I know that is further from the truth. I worked very hard getting here and sacrificed a lot because my objective is to have the opportunity to realize my dream. I am hoping that your decision makers realize that and understand

I was tested prodded and poked by as many doctors and medical specialists, my parents could find hoping to find a magic bulletWhat is like to be one in three thousand, for me, not a good thing. I drew the short straw and was born with a genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis 1. It is a disorder which affects one child in every 3,000 born in the United States and can be passed on from a parent to their child or through what is called spontaneous mutation. It has the potential to affect fine & gross motor skills, hearing, low muscle tone, sight and speech and can cause learning delays. When I was younger, I could never understand out why I was receiving speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. I just wanted to be average. My neurologist said that I am highly functional, I was not sure what that meant at the

How would you feel if you were born with Vestibular Aqueduct? No cure to help you get through what you were born with. You have hearing loss and try to hear what people say but you just night not. I am going to tell you about Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome.

As the selecting official of the announcement in question he would know I applied under the VRA and 30 percent or more veteran’s status and all paperwork regarding my disability would be sent to him by the Human Resources Department. In the statement made by Vincent Harmon (Kevin’s second line supervisor) he admitted to knowing the category which I applied under (VRA). Additionally Kevin McKay has had numerous conversations when I started and during my time at DLA regarding the VA disability process. He has at times even given my advice on how to increase the amount of money I receive for my disabilities. Therefore he knowingly perjured himself when he stated he has no knowledge of my disability, which speaks to his character and candor.

Caring for my family members had shaped my future career decisions tremendously and it was unknown to me for a great period of time. A year after my youngest brother was born, we started to notice his speech wasn’t as clear as most babies his age and frustration with his words would cause him to not speak as much. Worried, my mother had several different tests done to find out if there was anything wrong with

Developing the Information Technology department employees is the focus of this project. The Office of Disability Adjudication and Review need to focus on developing its employees especially for its female employees. According to Werth, women who work in a male dominated profession struggles for the same pay and opportunities (Werth, 2011). Moreover, working in the Information Technology department involves lifting heavily equipment, stomping low to fix computer issues, whereas, women would not be so accustomed to placing themselves to accomplish their work duties (Werth, 2001). Additionally, males within the information technology field are paid more than a female performing the same duties along with the same title (Broos, 2005). Furthermore,

I got a job interview at a game studio and I am going to disclose my disability because I want to be comfortable, to have respect, and to have good support. First of all I am diagnose with Autism, even though I am scared I am going to disclose it because it can help me in the everyday workplace. My autism is good though, which means it does not effect on who I am. Let’s talk about being comfortable, I want to be comfortable on working on things I can handle, not on things that would give me stress. Also if I disclose it to my boss, he/she or any other important person (supervisor, assistant, or partner) can understand on who I am. Now for the respect, I want to be treated fairly like everybody else in the studio. For instance I don’t want to

In July I was having problems with my vision and decided to go to the optometrist about it. Now, it’s important that I say how much eyes FREAK ME OUT. They’re squishy and odd and I hate when people touch them, so naturally I was nervous about the eye appointment. “You’ll be fine Anne Marie, it’s just an eye appointment.” my mother said to me. After what seemed like an eternally long car ride, we reached the optometrist office. Once we checked in and reached the eye exam room The doctor numbed and dilated my eyes, so that she could check my eye pressure and look into my eyes. After the tests the doctors explained to me that my left eye is 20/20 and my right eye is very nearsighted. The optometrist decided to send me to the hospital because they

When I was a few months old I began to get ear infections. Overtime these ear infections began to get worse. Then my parents realized that water was the cause of my infections. Whenever water went into my ear, the next day I would get an ear infection. Due to this, I couldn’t go on school field trips to the local pool, I couldn’t go in a pool when I went to a family party, I had to cover up my ears whenever I showered, and I always had to sit in the front of the class because I was slowly losing my hearing. I had over 5 surgeries to fix the problem and the last 2 were the ones that worked. The first doctor I went to for years told my parents that everything was fine but it turned out he was incorrectly diagnosing me and things were getting

I have a serious medical condition when I was a little baby my parents were told that I’d never be able to talk or walk. But now I’m 18 and can do both of those really well. I even can sing.

Growing up i had a happy life, i had a nice home a perfect family and i was healthy . to me my life was perfect , but at the age of 14 everything turned grey , my sunshine has been replaced by dark bulky clouds that made my life darker and dark by the day . I remember it well it was my freshman year of high school , the day of our homecoming parade i was so excited because i was going to walk with FBLA . As I sat there in class counting down the minutes, the hours till it began i remember feeling incredibly light headed . i couldn't even stand then BAM i collapsed to the floor , my teacher standing over me “ maria ! are you okay can you hear me ??!”