Author & Passionate Advocate of the Physically Disabled
“Not being able to speak is not the same as not having anything to say.” ~ Steven B. Salmon
Here's an interesting "Future Tense" article on Slate.com that includes insights provided by Steve: Click Here
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Steve is shown here (right) with Cleone Reed of
Robert D. Reed Publishers
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Happy Birthday, Steve!
old technology
new technology
Steve taught himself Morse Code and now uses it to type rather than the voice-activated system he previously used. Steve is shown in the first photo below wearing the headset he used with his old voice-recognition system. The second photo shows the buttons he now taps at either side of his head to use Morse Code.Using Morse Code is much faster!
Steven is busy making a difference in this world!
The following link is to a letter he wrote that was shared on Channel 3000 by Neil Heinen: https://www.channel3000.com/editorial-letter-to-the-editor/
Check out the link below for a May 2017 article in Madison Magazine written by Doug Moe: https://www.channel3000.com/author-tells-own-story-of-life-with-cerebral-palsy/
Steve was among the authors to receive recognition for success at the annual writers' conference in Madison, WI on March 27, 2015.
Steve Salmon, published author with severe Cerebral Palsy shares his story of overcoming challenges to write about the physically disabled and serves as a voice for many who often do not have a voice.
Steven using Morse Code [1 minute]
Steven discusses effects of budget cuts on people with disabilities [2 minutes]
Steven is interviewed by Carlene Wild for NBC-15 News [5 minutes]
Steven using his old voice recognition software
[51 seconds]
This is Steve's kitty, Lindy. She was adopted at Shelter from the Storm, an all breed dog and cat rescue located in the Madison, WI area after both of his previous cats, Ashes and Coal, crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Lindy watches Steve as he writes.
Book Signing May 13, 2017 at Barnes & Noble
East Towne Mall, Madison, WI
BOOK SIGNING on March 25 during
the annual Writers' Conference!
The photos above are from a book signing held at a Madison area bookstore on February 27, 2017, for Steven's "A Very New Day."
Rest in Peace, Mary Salmon
In December 2014, Steven included the following with his Christmas message to friends and family: "I owe Mom my life! There isn't anything that I can do to pay her for what she has done for me except keep writing." His mother - Mary Salmon - devoted 47 years of her life to caring for Steven. She passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at age 74.
In July 2015, Steven was mourning the untimely death of his mother, but many changes have taken place since then! Since his mother's passing, Steve has been oh-so-very busy, writing, guest lecturing in English classes "up north," writing, attending the annual Writers' Conference at UW, writing, coping with his new, independent life, writing and rewriting. All work and no play, however, would make for some mighty dull prose and poetry, so he factored in some fun, too. Here's a photo of Steve and a good friend enjoying The World's Biggest Brat Fest in Madison, Wisconsin, during the summer of 2016.
Steve joked later that,"Rita tried to drowned me!"
