Guest Author - Jessica Steinmetz

Hello! My name is Jessica Steinmetz, and I'm your editor for disabilities. I've been the disability editor since 1999.

My disability is cerebral palsy, and I use a wheelchair. I live life as much as possible. I'm a mother to a beautiful daughter. My husband of almost five years passed away in April 2007. I'm raising my daughter alone, but I have help from my incredible family and friends.

I have a degree in special education. I graduated Edinboro University in 1998. I took a few graduate courses since. I have worked several online writing jobs. Currently I'm a project administrator at AMEC and continue to write online.

In September 2001, I won Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2001. That was an amazing experience and one I'd do over again if allowed. I gave speeches all over Pennsylvania on disability awareness and etiquette.

In 2005, my former husband and I were host parents to a student with cerebral palsy. I tried to encourage her to be the best she could despite her disability.

I also co-authored the book, Journey into Friendship. The book was written with my best friend, Megan Drummond. The book is about our college experiences and how we remained friends despite every challenge.

On this disability web site, you will find articles that are updated weekly. I write about current events, reviews on products, reviews on books, articles about disabilities, articles on coping with a disability and much more! I like to write about my personal experiences. I feel often when you have a disability, you feel alone. I have a difficult time finding others I can easily relate to and with. I want to read how others handle situations so that is my reasoning for personal articles.

I hope you enjoy the site and feel free to email me anything.

Please contact me if you have articles or link ideas.

Enjoy!