by Soph Myers-Kelley The fictional story Navigating With You centers around two new students entering Durham Western High School. Neesha Sparks has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy and is a vocal disability activist with a knack for costume design and love of the (fabricated) manga, Super Navigator Nozomi. Gabby Graciana is a bubbly surfer type who also happens to love the same manga. Both are BIPOC, young teenagers, and stand out (though for different reasons), leading to an immediate clash with the school principal. The principal, having been made aware of Neesha’s accessibility needs via her mother, still incorrectly says Neesha’s… Read More
Three Nines Fine – A journey with brain health
by Liz Argall Summary Three Nines Fine tells the story of Asabi Olayemi, a brilliant African entrepreneur with moves to the UK, in part so that she can get treatment for her early onset Parkinson’s disease (PD). Once she gets to the UK, however, it’s a very different story for her to get treatment, be seen and heard as an African woman. None of the Parkinson’s research brochures represent anyone like her, and she can’t find anyone like her with PD. Through the support of a wonderful spouse, friends and family Asabi challenges biases within herself (it’s not a… Read More