Acronym for CAPABLE
Caring | Attractive | Positive | Able | Loving | Enthusiastic
Motivational Speaker and Disability Consultant
As a child, Carol sustained speech and vision disabilities, as a result of an auto accident. Instead of focusing on her injuries, Carol choose to focus on her . . .
Journalist
For over 30 years, Carol has established herself as an advocate for people with disabilities and has and continues to write articles for businesses, professional organizations, and newspapers. Her love for writing started in 1981 while she was in college in San Bernardino, CA.
Check out Carol’s latest Endeavors
She writes articles for local newspapers, interviews on talk shows, and has many interesting blogs.
Hear Carol’s story about how she is capable, despite living with physical and emotional challenges. She shares her story as a motivational speaker along with sharing her career as a journalist.
Recent Work by Carol
Towards Inclusion of People with Disabilities
My contribution to the HMA Today August, 2022 newsletter. HHMA Today is affiliated with the Health Ministries Association, Inc Even though the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 made many changes for the better for people with disabilities by prohibiting discrimination of people with limitations from public accommodations, transportation, and employment, it is impossible to legislate
Long Term Care Ombudsman in Ventura County make a difference
The State of California has named the Ventura Ombudsman Program as a model program for its excellence and high standards-including weekly and monthly visitations to nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. It is cited by the California Department of Aging as Best Practices in Volunteer Recruitments, Training and Retention. Also, the Ventura Ombudsman Program
Ventura County Area Agency on Aging’s LiveWell
Learn more about the resources available in the Ventura County 2022 issue of ‘LiveWell.’ It’s a guide with information that is designed specifically for older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. You can view ‘LiveWell’ by Downloading the PDF Here. You can see my recent article about ‘LiveWell’ in the ‘Ventura Breeze’ by clicking on
It is time to care for people with mental illness
Learn more about the different ways Ventura County should be investing in prompt and effective mental health treatment, and to move away from jailing low-level mentally ill offenders. See Full Article Here
Raising the Positivity Bar
Learn about how Carol Leish has focused on staying positive, both emotionally and physically, and encouraging others to see their own capabilities rather than their disabilities See Full Article Here
Behavioral Health Services Offered at Community Memorial Hospital
Learn more about the various outpatient programs provided by the Community Memorial Hospital. See Full Article Here