<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Brandon One-legged Disabled Advocate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brandon One-legged Disabled Advocate]]></description><link>https://simmonssays.wixsite.com/1leggedadvocate/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:18:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://simmonssays.wixsite.com/1leggedadvocate/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Being “Chosen” for Senior Photos as a Disabled Teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[At my youth center, I was told I’d been “chosen” for a free senior photo session. On paper, it sounded like a nice opportunity—senior pictures are expensive, and I wouldn’t have been able to afford them otherwise. But as a disabled teen, the word “chosen” never felt simple. I’ve never really felt like I had a “real” childhood. A lot of my early years were shaped by disability, limitations, and survival instead of carefree experiences. That changes how moments like senior photos feel. When I...]]></description><link>https://simmonssays.wixsite.com/1leggedadvocate/post/being-chosen-for-senior-photos-as-a-disabled-teen</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ee354c40a0465aa6c71642</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:55:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Brandon Simmons</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Small Moment That Made My Whole Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday (March 19th, 2026) at work, a customer asked me for help getting a heavy case of soda from the back of the shelf. I grabbed it for her, loaded it into her cart, and she just… thanked me and went on with her day. No weird looks, no comments about my deformed hand, no staring at my prosthetic leg hiding under my pants because it was too cold for shorts. Just a normal worker-helping-a-customer moment. That tiny interaction made me so happy. For her, it was probably nothing special. For...]]></description><link>https://simmonssays.wixsite.com/1leggedadvocate/post/a-small-moment-that-made-my-whole-day</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e61148930722cfe9168c1e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:43:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Brandon Simmons</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>