by Marcie Davis | Jan 5, 2011 | Service Dogs
Recently, an article in the American Association of People with Disabilities Newsletter (January 3, 2011) about a Northern Virginia elementary school denying 12-year-old Andrew Stevens the right to bring his seizure alert assistance dog to school caught my attention....
by Marcie Davis | Jan 4, 2011 | Aging Dogs, Dog Food & Nutrition
To my chagrin, I am facing 2011 with an all too familiar New Year’s resolution to lose weight. Mind you, this is the same New Year’s resolution that I have proclaimed every year since I became a wheelchair user at age six. As a sedentary individual with a love for...
by Marcie Davis | Jan 1, 2011 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs
I love learning about new technology that can help make my life easier, especially when it pertains to living with a disability. The December 2010 issue of New Mobility magazine published an article by Justin Moninger entitled, “5 Things to Make Life Easier.” He based...
by Marcie Davis | Dec 29, 2010 | Service Dogs Travel
Well, I learned some valuable lessons this year about traveling internationally with my service dog, Whistle. As you know, Whistle and I were trying to travel to London early this Fall for me to speak at the World Health Organization’s 2010 Safety Conference regarding...
by Marcie Davis | Aug 30, 2010 | Assistance Dogs, Service Dogs, Service Dogs Travel, International Travel
Earlier this year I was invited to go to London in September to speak at the World Health Organization’s 2010 Safety Conference regarding violence against children with disabilities. I was SO excited because Whistle and I have never been to London and it was...
