Columns

This section features a sampling of some of Tim Gilmer’s approximately 200 New Mobility monthly columns over the last 20 years.

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3 Bully Pulpits

Following are three “Bully Pulpits” — representative columns from a special 2018 tribute issue to Tim Gilmer by the New Mobility staff. Special thanks to Jean Dobbs, Josie Byzek, Ian Ruder, Seth McBride and Doug Davis.

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
I exist as I am, that is enough.

— Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself”

Aug 1, 2017

Day of Rebirth

This month’s cover story is about the out-of-the-box practice of commemorating the onset of paralysis — 10 stories of readers who...

Oct 1, 2007

The Shadow

During the first few minutes of nearly every conversation I have with a new nondisabled acquaintance, the question invariably surfaces:...

Jun 1, 2001

Peelio and Oochie’s Getaway

Remember Oochie? She’s slim, 25, with wavy red hair flowing down below her waist. Mood-sensitive eyes — hazel when smiling, dark when...

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(All from previous issues of New Mobility)

Dec 1, 2015
2 min

Criplessness

Many of us like to say things like, my disability does not define me, and I don’t think of myself as disabled, but really, just how far...

Feb 1, 2015
2 min

The Neverending Story

If, like me, you acquired your disability while living your everyday life, you can look back and always remember that unforgettable date...

Oct 1, 2014
2 min

At the Intersection

In my boyhood, California’s San Joaquin Valley was infamous for its “tule fog,” a ground-hugging blanket so dense you couldn’t see a...

Aug 1, 2014
2 min

My Favorite Things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles with warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These...

Jul 1, 2014
2 min

The Perfect Day

It starts with no alarm clock and no expectations. Almost always, birdsong coming from the 100-year-old walnut trees wakes us. There is...

Jun 1, 2014
2 min

Poor Players

Churchgoers are often expected to be contrite, especially those of us with obvious disabilities, but I stumbled across a congregation...

Mar 1, 2014
2 min

We Are the Seeds

I have always been fascinated by seeds. Why? They are bursting with such potential! As each unique seedling, flower or plant unfolds, it...

Sep 1, 2013
2 min

Smidirín

This past July, recuperating from hospitalization, I missed my 48th anniversary of the plane crash that paralyzed me. I usually...

Dec 1, 2012
2 min

Compensatory Progress?

Gauging progress in accessibility is like “seeing” global climate change. Both are happening, no doubt, but how much and how fast is...

Sep 1, 2012
2 min

Bye, Bye, Lenny

By the time you read this, Lenny will have been gone about three weeks. I’ve known Lenny all my life, but I was a freshman in high school...

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3 Bully Pulpits

I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
I exist as I am, that is enough.

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I celebrate myself, and sing myself. I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. I exist as I am, that is enough.

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I celebrate myself, and sing myself.
I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable, I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.
I exist as I am, that is enough.