About Kevin Roberts, Ph.D.

The founder and director of P.O.W.E.R., Dr. Kevin Roberts, is a disabled clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience providing psychological help for people with disabilities. His broad experiences as a caregiver, teacher, volunteer, and disabled person make him uniquely suited to this calling. Read the full bio.

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The Disability Coach-reason for blog

By coach | March 10, 2007

Thus far, two pieces have been posted. One a brief introduction to Attitude, something we shall pursue at length in subsequent postings, and two, some background about the coach and historical activities.

Now, the third posting is about why in the world I have begun this endeavor. Basically, it is because I have seen too many self limiting factors and other (s) limiting factors that have prevented individuals, people with disabilities, from becoming all that they are capable of, all that they could accomplish, all that they could enjoy and share with others. While I am a realist, I am an optimistic realist, if you will. What does that mean or translate to………it means that while limitations may be present now, they do not have to remain present, controlling and dimming the hopes and dreams of those individuals or groups of people presently governed by them. Bear in mind, as suggested by the Attitude posting, both others and ourselves can be acting as the inhibitor, others can be in our way of full growth, but we, ourselves can be our own worst enemy in the hunt for full lives.

So, The Disability Coach will constantly address these points, trying to discern accountability for limitations, is it me, or them or both? That way a proper solution can be devised to change the restrictions. At the same time, The Disability Coach will be searching for the facilitators of positive change, the good guys, same possibility for answering, me, them, or both.

There are huge opportunities for this blog to do good things, providing all of us stay the course. Do the best you can, expect the same from others, but be forgiving of both when appropriate. This effort can improve educational opportunities for people with disabilities. It can improve social contact and general social interaction, face to face or otherwise. It can improve self esteem and confidence, confidence to move ahead in areas you would have shunned, ridiculed or just run from…..quickly. We, that is, people with disabilities, can become a force. A force for change within individuals, families, neighborhoods and your own home town. There are 56 million disabled persons in this country alone. Can you imagine what a force that could bring in political, economic and governmental ways? With those kind of numbers, and our perceiving ourselves as powerful, benevolent creatures and not victims, we could do amazing things. Those are some of the reasons for the creation of this blog, The Disability Coach.

Kevin

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7 Responses to “The Disability Coach-reason for blog”

  1. efg Says:
    March 14th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    Congratulations, Kevin, on launching your blog! Keep up the good work.

  2. sheimac Says:
    March 18th, 2007 at 5:16 am

    Kevin,

    Well, it is finally great to “meet” you. I have been mentored by Bob Teague and he is a very good friend of mine. I have heard so many good things about you.

    I enjoyed your writing. Looking forward to more.

    Well, thank you very much. I don’t even know if I am using this stuff (comment, edit, etc.) properly nor where to find it. Have always moved ahead before I was ready, more impetuous than impulsive perhaps.

    Now I know!

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