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Jennifer Gasner received her BA in English from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and her MS in recreation from Western Illinois University. Her work with Independent Living Centers enabled her to learn about various disability programs throughout the country and ignited her passion for disability culture. She relocated to San Diego, California, on her own at the age of twenty-eight.

As a mentor for What’s Next, a program for youth with disabilities, and as co-chair of UC San Diego’s Staff Association for staff with disabilities, Jennifer solidified her role in the San Diego disability community. In 2020, Jennifer became an ambassador for the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), raising awareness about Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA ...more

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My Unexpected Life: Finding Balance Beyond My Diagnosis

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Stop praising people for being in my life.

It isn’t actually a compliment to them. It’s an insult to me.

The connotation is that I am a burden and unworthy. It suggests that my friendship, my love, and my companionship are so difficult to handle that anyone who “deigns” to be connected to me deserves a gold medal for their patience.

I thought I had grown immune to such comments, but last year I had an encounter that reminded me of how annoyi

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Crash Into Me

by Robinne Lee (Goodreads Author)

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The Clinic

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Imperfect Women

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