David Dame

Yesterday I was in a meeting at work talking about 508 compliance. During the talk I was struggling to think of what the current politically correct term for physically disabled as I was pretty confident it was not ‘gimp’ or ‘crip’.
In my research for the new politically correct term, I came across this ridiculous [...]

A number of my Facebook friends wanted the story behind my statuses on Friday…so here it is…
I recently flew to Minnesota for work.  It was really beneficial to have face to face strategic talks with my colleagues.  It also gave me the opportunity to spend time with my new boss as he works remotely most [...]

Please click here for background music while you read this. The song has a double meaning…
When I saw the new double down sandwich commercial from KFC I remember thinking that this could be the greatest innovation to man kind since the internet.
Two chicken fillets with bacon and two slices of Monterey cheese and the colonel’s [...]

It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the holidays.  It’s funny how the holidays remind us of special memories from our childhood.  Playing, school pageants, and Santa.
Playing in the snow was not as exciting for me as it was other kids.  Snow and disabled people don’t make a great combination.  Still [...]

I heard once that you start dying the second after you are born.
My dad passed away over 13 years ago. I cannot go a single day without thinking of him. He was a great man. I regret that I have more appreciation for him now than when he was still with us. [...]

Everyone wants to love…and to be loved.  Everyone wants intimacy.  Everyone wants someone to grow old with.  Finding this person is the end game of many trials and errors.  This game is called dating.  It comes with optimism, discovery, anxiety, awkwardness, and self realization.  Dating is a challenge to everyone…especially for me.  This game  started for [...]

A lot of my coworkers have little children or are about to have a child.  This has had me thinking about my parents.
My parents dedicated their lives to make sure that I have the life I have.
I was born in 1971.  At this time a lot of parents were advised to have their disabled child [...]

To help provide insight to the dark side of disabled people I thought I would share a story of a practical joke that me and my disabled friend ‘pulled’ on a helper (PSW) that we both shared.
This helper had been working with my friend for a lot of years. This helper only had been [...]

The last couple of months have been insane. For the first time in 5 years I became incredibly sick. I have no one to blame but myself for stretching myself thin in all areas of my life. However, for me to have an ordinary life it requires an extraordinary effort.
Balancing work/life is challenging for everyone. [...]