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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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Take Control of Your Pain
By Casey Cashman, U.S. Pain Foundation Chronic pain touches millions of Americans. The mission of the U.S. Pain Foundation is to educate, connect, inform and empower those living with pain while advocating on behalf of the entire pain community. One of our most popular initiatives is our U.S. Pain patient-education days and summits, Take Control of Your…
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Don’t Just Cut the Cord, Save It
By Katie Wilson, Cordbloodbanking.com In the last two decades, hematopoietic stems cells (HSCs) drawn from the umbilical cord blood have thrown the doors open to scores of medical breakthroughs and they are used in treatment for more than 80 different diseases, including certain types of cancer. Since the first successful cord blood therapy in 1988, more…
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Cosplay Without Limits
By Misa On Wheels, Cosplayer The term “cosplay” is the combination of the words “costume” and “play.” It, quite literally, means dressing up and having fun! But, cosplay is so much more than just dressing up in awesome outfits. The True Magic of Cosplay Some may see cosplay as an escape, but to me, it…
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Come Out and cosPLAY
Geekdom has taken the world by storm lately. Superhero movies have been blockbuster staples since Marvel’s Iron Man in 2008. Of course, for hardcore fans, this is the golden age. One where dressing up in costumes has evolved into an art form known as cosplaying. Cosplayers, those who fearlessly wear their fandoms on their sleeves,…
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Job Seekers with Disabilities: 8 Essential Tips for Writing a Successful Cover Letter
By Mary Walton, Simple Grad A cover letter is one of the most important elements of your job application, and it’s only right that you spent a suitable amount of time in ensuring that yours is perfect for the vacancy that you’re applying for. Of course, you might spend a load of time on your resume,…
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Product Spotlight: Crafted Elegance
It turns out that frustration is the mother of invention too. When Dianalynn Varin was diagnosed with CIDP, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system, she realized that she would have to drastically change her work habits. She needed to stay in a home environment where she could remain productive, while better accommodating herself, her…
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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…