When Carly Sorensen skates across the ice in hockey practice, you forget about her disability. Using a specially designed sled with hand controls, she turns circles, skims the distance of the rink, hits the puck, works with her teammates, and … Read More
Mollie Baltutat, 38, believed she was never going to get married. “No one would want me,” she worried. “I also wondered whether I could have kids.” But today, she’s not only married but she has two children, Emily, 7 ½. … Read More
If there’s an obstacle in the path of Gerene TeKippe, 22, she will find a way around it. “I’m outgoing and outspoken, and not intimidated,” she said in describing how she maneuvers through her education, her relationships and her … Read More
This past year, I interviewed adults with spina bifida to learn more about their lives. Watch the video to listen to the story of a man in his 50s who left home for his first overnight trip and discovered a … Read More
When Pastor Peter Wenzel learned to walk with crutches as a child with spina bifida, his physical therapists taught him how to fall, he recounted recently in an interview conducted in his parsonage near Clarksville, Iowa. Falling was a likely … Read More
Local newscaster Mollie Coonie on KCCI-TV interviewed me this week about my book “This Need to Dance: A Life of Rhythm and Resilience” in recognition of Spina Bifida Awareness Month. See the interview here: http://www.kcci.com/news/author-diane-glass-shares-her-journey-in-new-book/42231708
Today is National Spina Bifida Awareness Day. An important fact to know: The chance of Spina Bifida occuring can be significantly reduced. Check out this information from the web site of the Spina Bifida Association of America: Spina Bifida is … Read More
This fall I resumed my piano lessons at Drake University. My piano teacher, Amanda Jones, sounds remarkably like my yoga instructor, Dottie Jackson. “Play the keys using your entire arm and shoulder, not just your hand,” Amanda says “Walk from … Read More
Last week, I attended a “Power of Words” conference on the coast of Maine, surprisingly hot and muggy. The range of workshops–from improvisation to poetry as medicine–revealed new paths to the potential of the arts to bring about peace, justice, … Read More
This afternoon the Business Record recognized eight individuals as “Women of Influence.” I was honored to be one of them. Each of us made brief remarks. Here are mine: When I was 26, about to launch a campaign for the … Read More