In the news, on television, and in movies like Rain Man or Forrest Gump, people with neurological conditions such as Autism are portrayed in a particular ways with unifying characteristics. Mental illnesses like schizophrenia, PTSD, and Bi-polar depression receive similar treatment. In general, people whose minds don’t function like that of a typical human fit some stereotype. Many […]

The majority of people take for granted that we can travel anywhere we want to go using airplanes and transit systems. However, for some people this is not always the case as transit and air travel are both very difficult for individuals who either lack abilities most also take for granted, like climbing stairs or […]

Let’s face it. Nobody wants to fly. The seats are always cramped, the circulated air invariably makes you sick, and the TSA is sure to take every excuse to invade privacy. Some of this can be avoided if you drop a couple thousand dollars on first class but flying in general sucks. This was not […]

The South has always been known for its hospitality and the stretch of the Great River road from New Orleans to Baton Rouge is no exception. Just check out the San Francisco, Oak Alley, Laura and Houmas House plantations. These advertisements say it all right? Beautiful extravagant mansions, Cajun and Creole restaurants showing off the […]

History has always been seen as valuable. This can be seen through the construction of monuments and memorials some standing for hundreds of years. Museums play a large part in this by preserving old artifacts and keeping them on display. For a long time, these types of exhibits were seen as largely uncontroversial and factual […]