On March 1st, 2023, we visited the NBA offices. Upon arrival we were already star struck with the efficiency shown by the employees. Everything was so well thought of and executed, almost every detail and having a hidden meaning, it was like it was out of a movie. After we were kindly greeted we started…
On this fieldwork we went to the JCC on 75th and Amsterdam where we watched a documentary about Kitty Lunn and after she performed. Kitty Lunn is a woman who has been seriously dancing for a long time now. When she was younger she danced in classes all over the country because her teachers believed…
On March 4th, Victor and I attend the Reel Abilities festival, which acknowledges activists in the disabilities community. Kitty Lunn was recognized as one of these activists, and was chosen out of many candidates. First a documentary was shown about Kitty Lunn and everything she does for people with disabilities. It focused on the organization…
Krishna is a determined women who continues to dance despite her visual impairment. Krishna is a dancer, and started dancing when she was in lower school. She danced throughout high school, and continued to dance afterwards, as it slowly became a part of her. When Krishna became visually impaired this part of her was taken…
Last week, my group interviewed a woman named Krishna who has been visually impaired for most of her life. She was a serious dancer at a very young age when she started to experience vision loss. After she has lost her vision completely it was extremely difficult to start dancing again. It was a challenge…
David Rosenberg is the founder of Kicking The Spectrum, which is a karate studio offering children with disabilities the chance to stay active. David started Kicking The Spectrum from a childhood experience of his. David was diagnosed with ADD (attention deficit disorder) at an early age which effected his ability to pay attention during school,…
During school last week we had an interview over facetime with Michelle Gomez. Michelle lost her leg in a motorcycle accident while working for the Peace Corps in Africa. While recalling the day she got in the motorcycle accident she spoke about how beautiful the day was, that day quickly became anything but beautiful for…
On our fieldwork we traveled to kicking the spectrum where we met and spoke with David Rosenberg the founder of Kicking the Spectrum. While this was not meant to be an interview, it turned into a educational experience where he told us a lot about disabilities and himself. He told us about when he was…
On our fieldwork we went to Rocco’s pastry shop and interviewed Rebecca Elbogen from Ballet for All Kids. Rebecca Elbogen lived in Los Angeles, California, when she was younger and took intense ballet classes. On one of the days when she was taking her normal class, she happened to glance upon a…
Recently, my social justice group had the pleasure of meeting with Rebecca Elbogen, a dance mentor at Ballet for All Kids. Ballet for All Kids is a program designed to teach kids of all ages and ability how to dance. Rebecca grew up dancing seriously but knew early on that she didn’t want to be a…
My group recently had the amazing opportunity to interview Michelle Gomez over facetime. Michelle is a BK (below the knee) amputee who has three kids and a caring husband. While working in South Africa in the Peace core, she got into a severe motorcycle accident and was unconscious for most of her emergency helicopter journey to…
My group had the honor to interview a courageous, kind, and inspiring women named Michele Gomez. Michelle lost her leg on a trip in Africa. She was in Central Africa as a peace corps volunteer, and had recently graduated from college, so she was in her early 20s. One morning during her trip Michele was…
Today, we went to Kicking The Spectrum on Lexington Avenue. Kicking The Spectrum is a Karate organization for both kids with a wide range of different disabilities and kids without any disability at all. We learned briefly about what David does to run his program, and how it started. David and his wife have discovered many ways to navigate…
My social justice group had the honor to meet and have an interview with Rebecca Elbogen, who is the New York Representative for Ballet For All Kids. Rebecca has been working with the organization since she was in high school. She grew up in Los Angeles, and was a dedicated ballerina, dancing everyday throughout her teen years. While…
Our group is helping and learning about kids and adults with disabilities, and the accessibility they have to play sports. Being active is so important for all kids and adults, and no condition should stop someone from playing sports, dancing, and participating in a yoga class. Having a disability shouldn’t be a boundary to what…
On our fieldwork we went to Karma Kids Yoga on west 23d street. When we arrived we were greeted by the receptionist who then guided us to a room in the back where we met a woman named Sherri. Sherri is a yoga instructor who not only helped us relax but prepared us for the…
Karma Kids Yoga is a yoga studio for people of all ages,located on West 23rd street. Karma Kids Yoga offers yoga classes that are not only relaxing but offer the opportunity for people to stay active while having fun. Karma Kids Yoga has a class for children with special needs, which is my group’s social…
My group is focusing on helping kids with disabilities participate in athletic activities. On Monday, November 21, my group and I went to Karma Kids Yoga to take part in a class for children with autism. There was one boy there, Kingston, and we participated in the yoga class with him, to understand how organizations…
