About

My name is Claire Theriot Mestepey and welcome to my blog.
Here’s a little about me.

I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the
University of St. Thomas. I have worked at Kaleidoscope Television Network,
producing several shows, promo clips and an infomercial. I have also worked in several
different fields including medical, GPS support, and Office Administration.

Even though I have a wide variety of skills, my passion has
always been writing. As a writer, my work can be found in New Mobility Magazine,
The Houston Press, and The Houston Gazette. I have also self published “My
Walker and Other Glamorous Accessories.”  This book is a collection of
short stories, exploring the humorous side of living with Cerebral Palsy.

Our son Nicholas has always taken my disability in stride,
and has a good sense of humor about his mommy. His positive outlook inspired my
first  self-published children’s book, “Nicholas Gets Nervous.” I am
hoping this book will lead to opportunities to create a program for schools to
teach children that no matter how we look on the outside, we all need
acceptance and friendship.

About three years ago I started a company called Disability
Insights. I guess the bottom line is I can be viewed as an inspirational
speaker who teaches disability etiquette classes, although my message is that
I’m not inspirational, I just want what everybody else wants. I started this
because I felt there was a need for speakers who might be perceived as having
more of a severe disability, instead of what I lovingly referred to as “hot
guys in chairs” speakers.

I am always looking for an opportunity to expand my
employment portfolio, so please contact me a thecripclassified@comcast.net