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Medical Cannabis 101
By Andrew Kuebbing, California Cannabis Advocates Trying medical marijuana for your condition can be a daunting prospect—maybe you had a bad experience in the past, or maybe there’s just too many options and you don’t know where to start. Cannabis medicine doesn’t have to be confusing, and with a few simple pieces of knowledge you can…
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#ThisIsHowI Show What’s Possible
By Brittany Déjean, AbleThrive We all want to see ourselves represented in media and society. AbleThrive’s #ThisIsHowI campaign is bringing visibility to people with disabilities and their families by shedding light on how people are living their lives around the world. AbleThrive’s Curated Disability-Focused Content Shares Know-How Kicked off in December 2016 on the International Day of People…
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How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Heals Children
By Janis Gioia, ComfortingAnxiousChildren.com Looking to enhance your child’s therapies with something that can instantly calm, balance and center her? Would you like to help your child develop: Would you like to: You can, quite easily. Here’s how: Give your child extended periods of uninterrupted, child-directed play in nature. Not on brightly colored plastic playsets. Not…
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Trevair Snowden: Once Extreme, Always Extreme
By David Block It’s 1997 on one of those perfect winter days when the slopes are calling. Hot shot snowboarder Trevor “Trevair” Snowden is poised to decimate the competition. He gets ready to execute a jump. He goes up, but misjudges his landing and everything changes. Well, not everything. Yes, Snowden broke his T12 vertebrae…
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Crossing the Sierras…In a Wheelchair?
By Bob “4-Wheel Bob” Coomber, Abilities Expo Ambassador I woke in a tent on September 17, 2014, anxious to begin what was to have been an epic journey. Though I’ve established quite a few “first summits” for someone in a wheelchair, a 22-mile one-way crossing of the Sierra Nevada mountain range via Kearsarge Pass—at nearly…
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Adaptive Fashion Guru Introduces Disability Fashion Styling System
Stephanie Thomas’ passion as well as her life’s work is accessible fashion. Her company, Cur8Able, is a disability fashion lifestyle platform featuring celebrities and influencers with disabilities who share their lives and expertise as Cur8tors. They work closely with individuals on fashion to help them “live their lives with disabilities out load and in style.” Dressing…
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Cure Medical Pushes to End Paralysis
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Cure Medical offers two areas of support to the disability community, with the intermittent catheters they manufacture, and also through the neurological research programs that they financially support. That’s because Cure Medical is the only catheter manufacturer in the world that donates the first 10% of its net income to research programs…
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7-Week-Old Baby Comes Out of the Silence
Any obstetrician, midwife or doula will encourage expectant parents to talk to their unborn child. He or she can hear for most of the latter half of the pregnancy and may actually learn to recognize the sound of Mom and Dad’s voice. But what if they can’t? For Lachlan Lever of Victoria, Australia, his gestation—along…
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Decimating Barriers at Abilities Expo
By Marisa Boni The silent determination, the intense focus, the steady climb, one foot in front of the other; slowly reaching the top. Then the hum of conversation is disrupted by the victorious ring of a bell. This moment is one of many triumphs an individual would have witnessed if they attended the Abilities Expo.…
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Calming the Tremors of Parkinson’s Disease
By Jennifer French, Neurotech Network Being handed a card of a progressive neurological condition changes your perspective. Some neurological conditions can hit like a brick wall while others creep into your life. This story is the slow progression of Parkinson’s Disease, a degenerative brain disorder that impact 7-10 million people worldwide. The story of Dr.…
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Design Matters: Skinny Jeans Send Woman to Hospital
By Stephanie Alves, ABL Denim I kid you not. Restricted circulation is no joke! Read it for yourself. People of all abilities may now recognize that adaptive clothing is not only more comfortable, but can possibly save your life. Wonderful Adaptive Clothing Options for the Season All kidding aside, looser pants for women are trending with a…
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Enhance Your Digital Nomad Experience as a Disabled Person
By Jillian Day Embarking on a digital nomad lifestyle presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities, especially when navigating it with a disability. The freedom of working remotely is exhilarating, but it requires careful planning and consideration to truly thrive. This guide will walk you through essential steps to set yourself up for success,…