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Category: Aging Folks

Free-Wheeling Retiree – Dosia Carlson

Finding us in the daily struggle, Dr. Carlson’s music draws us forward with courage but never lets us diminish commitment.

When I was about to retire from the Church of the Beatitudes staff, a colleague said, “Dosia, you’ve left your mark on this church.” Now, that could be a compliment, but he was laughingly pointing out the gouges on my office door left by my electric scooter.

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Structural Accessibility – When a Door Becomes a Wall

You open your church’s front door and enter without a thought. If advancing years or a temporary, progressive, or permanent disability has diminished your strength, you may still open the door enough for a foot or shoulder wedge. Then, thrusting your body against the door, you are in. That is, if you could grasp the handle while managing a walker or cane. Or, you pound on the door and wait because you are a child or your wheelchair reach does not afford the leverage necessary to budge the door.

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