Parkot in the News

Controlling Computers with Neural Signals 

By: Hugh S* Lusted and R. Benjamin Knapp

Electrical impulses from nerves and muscles can command computers directly, a method that aids people with physical disabilities

What is Ableism? By: Dawn Teresa Parkot

 The prejudice that a society has toward its members who have disabilities is known as ableism, and it is just as abhorrent as racism and sexism. Ableism is found in several forms, the most common are ideas and assumptions, attitudes, and practices, resulting in stereotypes and stigma.   Ableism leads to inferior education for children with disabilities. It can lead to rejection of disabled applicants for housing and employment.

What Though the Odds 

 Dawn Parkot has refused to let severe physical disabilities prevent her from achieving her childhood dreams and inspiring others.  

 Go Get ’em, Dawn

 Her candidacy alone is a triumph of indomitable individual will, an act that plumbs the depth of personal courage to live a fulfilling life in the face of an illness that would devastate most people and turn them into recluses.