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Representation Counts: More People with Disabilities Should Hold Office
By Jillian Day If you’re in a room with eight people, U.S. statistics calculate that two of them are likely to have a life-impacting disability. That’s right—about 61 million Americans have a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Yet, even with some high-profile officeholders like Texas Governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth,…
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Vermonters Tackle Accessible Housing Shortage
By Jolene Montgomery There’s usually not much sexy about adapting a home to accommodate someone’s disabilities. So, I was intrigued to see this quote on www.wheelpad.com: “We love it! We love it! We love it! Thank you for…facilitating my mom living more comfortably in our home! (and for promoting marital harmony!)” I looked at the pictures.…
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Paralympic Golf: The Case for Why It Should Be
By Kristen Van Aken As the 2021 Paralympics comes to a close, millions of people around the world have enjoyed watching their country’s athletes participate in their favorite sports and bring home an array of well-deserved medals. With viewers able to watch 23 sports across the Paralympics, the games have showcased sports ranging from wheelchair…
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Kids with Disabilities Thrive with the Right Environment
By Adrian Johansen When you look into the face of a child, you are looking into the face of tomorrow, the face of the world we will leave behind us. And that means that the challenge, the responsibility, and the honor of our children’s tomorrows are upon us today. However, whether you are the parent…
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Get Your Business Running Strong as a Parent with a Disability
By Jillian Day According to many entrepreneurs, owning a small business is the American dream, and if you have a genuine desire to see your new company thrive, then nothing should hold you back. If you are a parent with a disability, you may think that the deck is stacked against you, but that couldn’t be…
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5 Solid Ways Disability Healthcare is Improving
By Adrian Johansen The last couple of years have thrown emergency after emergency at a public already struggling with accessible healthcare. For individuals with disabilities, this has created a difficult situation for navigating care solutions for physical and mental health. The upside of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, is that it has inadvertently led to some improvements in…
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The Price Tag on an Accessible Home
By Sarabeth South, Home Design Expert Accessibility in the home is something most disabled people never take for granted. It is not a one-size-fits-all solution, which makes it difficult to create a model accessible home. While creating a home accessible for an ambulatory wheelchair user will look one way, creating a home that is accessible…
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Could an ADHD or Autism Coach Be Right for You?
By Sarah Kesty, Executive Function Coach If you overheard someone claiming to be a “life coach,” you may groan or wonder to yourself how someone outside of you could ever begin to understand well enough to strategize your life! You may even project the types of advice you’d hear from the person. “Just try to…
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Houston, Spin Your Wheels with the Ayita Dance Team and the Rollettes!
By Lisa Wells, Naturally Able Welcome to a place where you’re free to spin your wheels as we introduce you to not one but two groups of uplifting, encouraging, and empowering women’s dance teams at the Houston Abilities Expo: the Ayita Dance Team and the Rollettes! Tiny Dancers Go Bigger in Texas Our first team of fantastic performers hails…
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Help! My Kid with a Disability is Going Back to School After a Year and a Half at Home!
By Sarah Kesty, Executive Function Coach After more than a year of distance learning, students everywhere are preparing for the transition to in-person school. Some may be excited for the social time again, while others may be dreading the demands of being on campus (and already missing Pajama Day every day!) As a teacher with…
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Breakthrough Study Reveals that Intensive Therapies Improve Motor Function in Kids with CP
By Anne Mancour In a landmark research study on eighty-two children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) on one side of the body, researchers at Burke Neurological Institute, Teacher’s College-Columbia University, and Weill Cornell Medicine learned that two intensive training therapies improved hand and arm function, allowing children to learn new, long-term life skills regardless of how the…
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7 Facts that May Make a Pet Right for Your Disability
By John Peterson The positive impact that a pet can have on the lives of their human partners with disabilities and mental health challenges cannot be overstated! Pet owners report feeling less lonely because of the presence of their pets. At the same time, they are less stressed because having a pet offers you the…