Community Heroes
The community of people with disabilities is not short on heroes. There are people who, by letting nothing stand the way of achieving their goals, inspire others to meet their own obstacles head on. There are people who take action on behalf of others in need, or in defense of cause worth fighting.
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If You Can’t Stand Up, Stand Out: Season 2 of Push Girls Premieres June 3rd
By Kristina Rhoades, Abilities Expo Ambassador Last summer, audiences were mesmerized as the Sundance Channel debuted a daring new series about four dynamic women who live in L.A. The Push Girls are not your average reality-stars, however. While they are indeed beautiful, outgoing, confident and determined, one small detail makes them stand out of the crowd—they happen…
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Roll Across America
By Louise Sattler Gabriel Cordell believes EVERYONE can learn from his story and message which is simple, “Anyone can be an athlete!” He believes that people in wheelchairs can be athletes. He believes that people with cognitive challenges can be athletes. And he believes that even women in their 50′s can be athletes… get my…
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TV Talent Show Star with Epilepsy Dares To Dream
By Connor Doran, Dare To Dream Team My name is Connor Doran. On Season 5 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, I made it to the top 12 out of 90,000 people performing with my indoor kites. I am still working hard at what I love and I have been blessed to perform in different shows across the…
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Embracing Conscious Living with a Disability
By Kristina Rhoades To me, conscious living is about awareness and intention. It’s the awareness that we have tremendous control over our own lives and the understanding that we are intimately connected to the world around us. Embracing these truths inspires us to make more intentional decisions when it comes to our personal health and…
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Boston Marathon Survivor Roseann Sdoia Finds Adventure in Sports
By Shuan Butcher, Disabled Sports USA On April 15, 2013, two bombs detonated near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon killing three individuals and wounding several hundred others, including 16 who lost limbs. Disabled Sports USA (DSUSA) created the Boston Strong Adaptive Sports initiative to offer grants and access to events for marathon survivors with permanent physical disabilities.…
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Abilities Expo Ambassador Stars in BuzzFeed Video
A few years back, Santina Muha was one of our New York Metro ambassadors. Then, in pursuit of her dreams, this born and bred Jersey girl up and moved to sunny Southern California. Now an actress, writer, comic and United Citizens Brigade improviser, Santina’s most recent venture has been to answer a few of the…
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New Film Highlights Incredible, Hard-Earned Recovery Post SCI
By Shaina Ostroff Fifteen years after a profoundly life-altering accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never would have believed possible. A motocross racer deemed a complete quadriplegic after a training accident in 1999, Baker is now fully independent, walking only with a single-point cane, and accomplishing huge feats of physical and mental endurance. His…
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Podcast Gives Voice to the Small Fish in a Big Pond
By Mike Ervin, Abilities Expo Ambassador If you listen to Small Fish Radio you will hear Michael Herzovi portraying a wide variety of strange characters. “More often than not,” Herzovi says, “the stories and characters are unusual. Some of my favorite parts have been an Asian carp, an inept mad scientist, a drunken Russian cabbage, one of Columbus’ sailors and…