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How to Write the Perfect Resume for a Job Seeker with Disabilities
By Mary Walton, Simple Grad Writing a resume is difficult at the best of times, but many job seekers with disabilities come up against many unique obstacles that may, at first, seem difficult to overcome. Recently, the times have changed, especially in the States where the Americans with Disabilities Act now protects you from discrimination in…
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Ring in the New Year with Health-focused Resolutions You Can Keep
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical As we roll into 2019, now’s the time to reconfirm your focus on living a healthy, active life! Here’s a few ways you can focus on a better, healthier YOU in the New Year. #1: Avoid Medical Products and Foods That May Trigger Latex Allergies For the general population, latex allergies…
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Finding Expo as Child Shapes a Life and Career
By Scott Stone The Abilities Expo has been around for four decades, providing services and solutions to the disability community in an effort to build independence and open eyes to even greater possibilities. While many attendees visit with the intention to purchase equipment and receive education, others are inspired to find their purpose and passions…
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The Power of Zumba
Corina Gutierrez was fed up with getting sick and feeling weak. Then, she heard about Zumba. A local instructor welcomed Corina and her power wheelchair to attend a class and it changed everything. “At the end of the class, I was hooked,” recalls Corina. “This is for me. Zumba had my name on it!” After…
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ReelAbilities: The Force Awakens
By Isaac Zablocki, ReelAbilities Film Festival ReelAbilities: NY Film Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the country. The festival reaches a broad audience and has a mission to bridge gaps and share the lives, stories and artistic expressions of people with different abilities across all spectrums. But over the past eight years of…
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The New Horse Boy Method… Sans Horses
By Rupert Isaacson and Iliane Lorenz, Horse Boy World For those who read about Horse Boy Method in the August 2012 issue of The Buzz, we have some updates to share with you. As you may know, Horse Boy Method addresses Autism, not as a problem to be fixed, but as a skill set and…
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Small Space, But Still Accessible
By Deborah Pierce, AIA, CAPS, Author of The Accessible Home One of the myths of home accessibility is that houses need to be especially large. There’s a concern that wider doorways and halls mean that everything is larger. Since ramps take up more room than stairs (an 8-in high step translates to an 8-ft long ramp), the…
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Thoroughbred Champions
By Joell Dunlap, Square Peg Foundation Square Peg Foundation helps children and adults find success, strength and inspiration within themselves through their interaction with rescue horses. In this article, we get a behind-the-scenes peek at what goes into making an Abilities Expo event like the Horse Boy Demonstration amazing. We get some funny requests from time…
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Creative Expression Knows No Limits with Zot Artz
When that old English playwright said the pen was mightier than the sword, it’s safe to assume that he’d never considered the paintbrush. Especially not Dwayne Szot’s style of paintbrush. Because had the writer ever witnessed the profound effect on the children whose wheelchairs have been literally transformed into giant paintbrushes, that play would have gone…
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The Inspirational Ainsley Rossiter
In recent years, we have had the honor and pleasure of welcoming a very special little lady into our Abilities family. Ainsley Rossiter and her family have been a welcome addition to our team of ambassadors. Though she is only 11-years-old and has never uttered a word, she is the inspiration for Ainsley’s Angels and has played…
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Inspired by Drive is Inspired by You
By Brittany Commodore, Inspired by Drive At Inspired by Drive, we do what we do because making a difference for special needs families matters. By combining the resources and strengths of two industry leaders, we pave the way for children with disabilities to shine. Columbia Medical + Wenzelite Rehab = Renewed Commitment to Special Needs Families…
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Intensive Pediatric PT with its U.S. Pioneer Euro-Peds
Four-year-old Fatima of Dearborn, Michigan has cerebral palsy. Doctors predicted she wouldn’t sit, crawl or walk. “We were planning to go to the end of the world to find the right physical therapy for Fatima. Her doctor believed in the benefits of intensive therapy, and we were very lucky to find Euro-Peds. She has been…