Carol is a mother to one daughter and a grandmother to three grandsons. When I first met Carol, she was teaching graduate and undergraduate courses at Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities, where she worked for 27 years. In her free time, she created a poetry course for people with disabilities called “Wright Now”. She taught an additional 3 years at Liberty Resources Center for Independent living. The course there was designed to encourage people to express their feelings about themselves and life in general. She is presently retired, but enjoys keeping herself active in teaching or advocacy.

Carol was born with a medical diagnosis of cerebral palsy, which caused severe physical limitations, however she is mentally unaffected. She utilizes a wheelchair for transportation, and has a team of personal assistants, who assist her with her daily care routine, which includes grooming, assistance with eating, and assistance with using restroom facilities.