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# Abey Weitzman

writer and advocate

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [Abey Weitzman named to the FOXG1 Research Foundation Advisory Board.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/abey-weitzman-named-to-the-foxg1-research-foundation-advisory-board/) - Abraham Weitzman has been named to the FOXG1 Research Foundation Advisory Board. Abey is the first board member to represent those with FOXG1 syndrome to serve on the board.
- [Abey Weitzman in Chalkbeat: Here's what makes college possible for me.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/abey-weitzman-in-chalkbeat-heres-what-makes-college-possible-for-me/) - I’m a junior at Columbia University, and I start each day being lifted out of bed by one of my parents or aides. The bed is raised on legs my dad built and has rails covered with custom padding sewn by my mom’s friend Erin, who also makes costumes for the Muppets. My mom, an engineer, helped Erin with the renovations on her house. We all need help with something.
- [Abey Weitzman in Rare Parenting: Eating is Overrated](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/abey-weitzman-in-rare-parenting-eating-is-overrated-2/) - I’m told I was a good eater when I was born, but I spit up a lot. By one year old, I was underweight and unsuccessful at eating solid food. My mom was committed, but no amount of her love and persistence would change my inability to chew and swallow. My gastroenterologist, Dr. Kazlow, switched me to Pediasure to increase my calorie intake. It had everything I needed to grow big and strong, in theory.
- [Abey Weitzman featured in Epilepsy Advocate Summer 2024](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/epilepsy-advocate/) - Like many creative writing majors, Abey W. explores personal themes in his work. For Abey, who attends Columbia University in New York City, those themes center on what life is like with a severe disability.

## Pages

- [Abey Weitzman](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/) - Writer Disability Advocate FOXG1 University Student
- [My FOXG1 Story](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/1757-2/) - My FOXG1 Story I found out that I have FOXG1 syndrome while I was taking a schvitz after a day of hiking in Acadia National Park. Which is to say, I was living a fabulous life when I heard the etiology of my seizures, movement disorder, lack of speech, tube feeding and uncontrollable laughter. Click
- [Links](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/links/) - tell us Abey... Check out the custom device I use to communicate. Adaptive Sports Foundation The Adaptive Sports Foundation provides sports and recreation opportunities to thousands of children and adults with both cognitive and physical disabilities. I've been an avid skier since I was 6. You can read more here. FOXG1 Research Foundation FOXG1 syndrome
- [Don't Be Afraid To Live Your Life](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/dont-be-afraid-to-live-your-life/) - Don't Be Afraid to Live Your Life When I was about six months old, my parents decided to take us out to dinner. When we arrived at a local spot, the dining room was full, so the hostess offered a table in the barroom. My parents figured that since the barroom was near the door,
- [Featured Writing](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/featured-writing/) - Don't Be Afraid to Live Your Life My FOXG1 Story What Makes College Possible for Me My Home on the Mountain How I Navigated New York City's High School Admissions Maze in a Wheelchair Just Keep Swimming
- [News / Press](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/mb-news-press-archive/)
- [About Me](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/about-me/) - Abey Weitzman is a writer from New York currently attending Columbia University. He is a contributing writer at Rare Parenting and has published articles for Chalkbeat and KidSpirit. His work often speaks to his experience as a person living with a disability. As a disability advocate, he hopes to use his writing to create change
- [(Old Version) News / Press](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-press/) - Click Here -->
- [My Awesome Life](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/outdoors/)
- [Contact Me](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/contact-me/) - Write to me and I'll get back to you in a few days.
- [My Home on the Mountain](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/my-home-on-the-mountain-2/) - My Home on the Mountain The Adaptive Sports Foundation on Windham Mountain has become one of my favorite places to go to in the winter. From the moment we walk in, it’s brimming with activity, from all the students itching to hit the slopes to the instructors coming in from morning runs. My brother Izzy, of course,
- [Just Keep Swimming](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/just-keep-swimming-2/) - Just Keep Swimming “Tomorrow we'll try it all again” — my mom says that at the end of every evening. She plans to persevere. In some cases the goal is long term, but sometimes it is just getting through the day. Do not mistake getting through as a cop out. We all have days that never
- [NYC's High School Admissions Maze](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/nycs-high-school-admissions-maze/) - How I Navigated New York City's High School Admissions Maze in a Wheelchair Public school was something I had been thinking about for years. It seemed like an impossibility when I was younger. Reliant on a wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, I was too disabled. So many didn’t have an elevator. How could I keep
- [Here's What Makes College Possible for Me](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/heres-what-makes-college-possible-for-me/) - What Makes College Possible for Me I am medically fragile and use a wheelchair. Here's what makes college possible for me. Don’t get me wrong: I understand wanting to be able to care for oneself. From an evolutionary standpoint, it improves your chance of survival. But when we move the goalpost from surviving to thriving,
- [Jumping Off a Cliff](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/jumping-off-a-cliff/) - Jumping Off a Cliff When I left the Henry Viscardi School, I was giving up interesting people, supportive therapists, and wheelchair basketball for the unknown world of New York City public school. I knew it would be completely different from the insulated environment I was accustomed to — at HVS everyone was like me, severely
- [Online CV](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/online-cv/)

## News / Press

- [Abey's essay included in "Writers for Rare: An Anthology of Personal Stories from the Rare Disease Space"](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abeys-essay-included-in-writers-for-rare-an-anthology-of-personal-stories-from-the-rate-disease-space/)
- [Abey Weitzman in Rare Parenting: Eating is Overrated.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-in-rare-parenting-eating-is-overrated/)
- [Video of Abraham Weitzman presenting "FoxG1 - My Lived Experience" is live.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/video-of-abraham-weitzman-presenting-foxg1-my-lived-experience-is-live/)
- [Abey in Rare Parenting: Spinal Fusion Surgery - A Non-Speaking Perspective.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-in-rare-parenting-spinal-fusion-surgery-a-non-speaking-perspective/)
- [Abey Weitzman presents "FoxG1 - My Lived Experience" at the FoxG1 Parent and Caregiver Conference in Ft Lauderdale.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-presents-foxg1-the-lived-experience-at-the-foxg1-parent-and-caregiver-conference-in-ft-lauderdale/)
- [Abraham Weitzman to speak at the 2024 FOXG1 Research Foundation Conference.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-to-speak-at-the-2024-foxg1-research-foundation-conference/)
- [Abey in Rare Parenting: Don't be Afraid to Live Your Life.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-in-rare-prenting-dont-be-afraid-to-live-your-life/)
- [Abey Weitzman named to the FOXG1 Research Foundation Advisory Board.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-named-to-the-foxg1-research-foundation-advisory-board/)
- [Abey Weitzman Featured in Epilepsy Advocate Summer 2024: The Freedom to Create.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-featured-in-epilepsy-advocate-summer-2024/)
- [Abey Weitzman in Chalkbeat: Here's what makes college possible for me.](https://www.abeyweitzman.com/news-or-press-item/abey-weitzman-in-chalkbeat-heres-what-makes-college-possible-for-me/)

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