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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…
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Teen with Cerebral Palsy Walks after Meeting Intensive PT Experts at the Boston Abilities Expo
By Kerri Budde Meet Alexandra (Alex), the youngest of four children in the Strzepa family of Shrewsbury, MA. Adopted from Korea as an infant, she initially met all developmental milestones until walking, when her excessive tripping and falling began. The Strzepas took her to Children’s Hospital, where they received Alex’s cerebral palsy diagnosis. Further genetic…
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Becoming Invictus
By Steve Simmons, USA Invictus Team Member What do you do when you face a life-changing illness, injury or wounds? What thoughts go through your mind when you hear doctors tell you they have no idea why this happened to you? For me, though the road back was a demanding and challenging one, it has…
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First-Ever Abilities Job Fair at Abilities Expo
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that, in 2015, only 17.5% of people with a disability were employed. These dismal demographics underscore the need for Abilities Expo’s newest feature: The Abilities Job Fair. This much-needed career event will take place for ONE DAY ONLY on Friday, March 24, 2017, from 11:00 am…
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NBA Star Develops Device to Help with Chronic Pain
After only 7 years in the NBA, Jonathan Bender’s promising basketball career was sidelined by excruciating knee pain. Once the youngest player in the league, sports aficionados everywhere expected great things from the young man that broke Michael Jordan’s scoring record in the McDonalds All American game. And, as it turned out, they were right.…
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Paralympian Josh Dueck Shares his Intimate Connection between Body and Sit Ski
It’s hard to grasp the gravity of a major life change. In an instant everything is flipped on its head. Seemingly, no one can be prepared for the emotional intensity and uncertainty that comes with such a shift. Even more so, the choices and decisions you make can build momentum to accelerate you forward or…
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Hawaii Five-0 Casts Kanya Sesser
The outcry from the disability community about under-representation in Hollywood is as righteous as it is resounding. To add insult to injury, too many roles tailor-made for persons with disabilities are played by able-bodied actors. But not this time. Hawaii Five-0 creator, writer and executive producer Peter Lenkov set out to tell a remarkable story honestly, with…
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Has the Disability Community Been Kanyed?
Oh, Kanye! Was all the Kim drama not enough? Backstory On the off chance you are just now crawling out from under a rock, here’s what’s happening with Kanye West. At his recent Yeezus concert in Sydney, West stopped his performance to insist that every last member of his audience take his or her feet.…