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Let’s Read Teaches Kids to Champion Disability Inclusion
Children’s books are an essential role in young lives, they not only encourage literacy but influence our minds with creativity and valuable life lessons. Let’s Read is an up and coming company created by Author/Illustrator Brenda E. Koch. Educated as an Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner and an active Early Childhood Educator, Brenda has worked and…
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Don’t Ignore Suicide in the Disability Community – Live On!
By Stephanie Woodard, Abilities Expo Ambassador In the Disability Community we have plenty of conversations about Disability Pride, dating, innovative technology and a host of other topics. However, there’s one topic that seems just too taboo for polite conversation: depression and suicide within the Disability Community. This seems to be a difficult topic for any community…
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The Secret to Living Able
By Kristen Hart, Living Able After 33 years of living with Spina Bifida, I have learned a thing or two about coming up with creative ways to get things done. And because sharing is caring, I created Living Able, a YouTube channel designed to teach those with some kind of mobility issue how to become more independent through…
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Love is Blind Wins for Disability Awareness at Cannes Film Festival
By Arsi Nami The short film, Love is Blind, went a long way for the community of people with disabilities, winning Jury Prize at 2017 Cannes International Film Festival Entr’2 Marches for disability awareness. The project was very close to my heart, and I had the honor to compose the film’s music soundtrack as well as…
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Listen Up: Low-Vision Audio Recordings Available Free to Public
By Sheryl Bass, The Hadley School for the Blind Three million people in the U.S. age 40 and older have low vision. According to 2010 research by the National Eye Institute, the number of Americans with low vision will continue to grow dramatically, from 2.9 million in 2010, to 5 million in 2030, to 8.9 million…
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Turning Wheelchairs into Dreams
By Cory Hunt, Magic Wheelchair Builder In May of 2015 I met a man who would help me change my life for the better. Ryan Weimer was at the West Coast Haunters Convention in Portland, Oregon with his son, Keaton. At first I had no idea Keaton was in a wheelchair. He was riding a giant Indominus…
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Got Lemons? Make LEMONADE
Fusion’s LEMONADE is a digital series about real people who have overcome life-changing obstacles. This series is not only about their power to defy the odds and shatter expectations, it’s about their ability to redefine those odds and rid preconceived notions of their limitations. Catch it on the Fusion Youtube Channel. One-Arm Golf Phenom Inspired by…
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Danny’s Game-Changing Makeathon
By Stanford Stickney In my senior year at UC Berkeley, I took a graduate class in Critical Making, where I met fellow students Tomás Vega and Oscar Segovia. Tomás shared with me his passion for creating technology for people with disabilities. Tomás and some of his friends including Pierre Karashchuk and Kelly Peng were working…
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Makeup On Wheels Foundation Helps Disabled People Live the Life They Want
The Makeup on Wheels Foundation was established in 2020 with the ultimate goal to raise awareness that people with disabilities can be capable, productive members of society when given the opportunity to succeed. Dedicated to serving the needs of the disabled community, The Makeup on Wheels Foundation helps to provide the necessary funding for medical expenses, personal…
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Get Fit with Rollettes Star Maria Muscle
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Fitness advocate and founding member of the Rollettes dance team Maria Rabaino is embarking on a journey to help friends who roll lead healthier lives. Meet Maria and learn more at the Abilities Expo Chicago on June 29 – July 1, 2018. A New Chapter for Maria Rabaino: Facing Spinal Cord Injury The day before…
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Modern Art Meets Accessibility Deep in the Heart of Texas
By Barbara & Jim Twardowski Three brides dressed in wedding gowns obediently trail after their photographers stopping to pose at one stunning backdrop after another. You don’t have to be a bride to appreciate the lovely grounds, fountains, and courtyards at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The Lone Star state’s first modern…
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5 Things All New Medical Cannabis Patients Should Know
By Debbie Churgai, Americans for Safe Access Although there are medical cannabis programs of some kind in 47 states, DC, Guam and Puerto Rico, medical cannabis still remains a mystery to the vast majority of Americans today. Using medical cannabis is an approach that is supported by research and medical professionals, and has demonstrated positive public…