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For Harold the Wheeling Dog, It’s All Attitude
By Tanya Sheckley, Up Academy This is Harold on Wheels. He is a Chihuahua, Cocker Spaniel, Scottish Deerhound and some other stuff. He’s pure mutt, which we know because we had his DNA tested. Harold shows people everywhere that all we really need is love and acceptance to thrive. I first saw Harold when he was…
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Check Your Catheter for Chemical Warning Labels
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical What’s in your catheter? It’s time to find out! A new requirement under California’s Proposition 65 law now ensures that, prior to sale, medical supply manufacturers must disclose if their products are made with harmful chemicals listed on the State of California’s Prop 65 registry. As a result of the updated…
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Easter Seals’ No Barriers Attitude Forges a More Accessible Canada
By Ava Maria Faria, Easter Seals Canada Easter Seals Canada is a national charity with close to 100 years of history and community service in Canada. Since its founding in 1922, Easter Seals Canada and its provincial member organizations, staff and volunteers—from coast to coast—have work tirelessly to create a more accessible society that is inclusive of…
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4 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays with the Rollettes!
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical ‘Tis the season to spin your wheels shopping for holiday gifts and enjoying the love of family and friends. Here’s a few ways you can give the gift of dance, along with empowering a Boundless Babe near you who rolls, courtesy of The Rollettes wheelchair dance team! #1: Win a Framed…
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Ladies Who Roll: Win a Trip to Los Angeles to Dance with the Rollettes
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Chicago Abilities Expo attendees and social media fans nationwide have not one but two amazing opportunities to connect with the Rolling Sisterhood being built by the Rollettes dance team. Read on to find out how YOU could win a free trip to the Rollettes Experience International Camp 2018 happening this August in Los Angeles. Be sure…
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Researchers Use Electricity for Pain in Amputated Limbs
By Nate Crosby, SPR Therapeutics, LLC Nearly 1.7 million Americans are living with an amputation and another almost 200,000 will undergo an amputation this year. The number of people living with amputation is expected to continue to climb as America deals with an unprecedented, epidemic level of obesity and diabetes. Following amputation many people report…
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7 Habits of Successful Travelers
By Ashley Lynn Olson, wheelchairtraveling.com Planning your dream vacation, looking to getaway or just need to travel for business or otherwise? The world is perfectly accessible to everyone, but with the right tools and knowledge, you can prepare for anything. Whether you are looking for leisure or adventure, there is something for all. 1. To the…
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New Film Highlights Incredible, Hard-Earned Recovery Post SCI
By Shaina Ostroff Fifteen years after a profoundly life-altering accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never would have believed possible. A motocross racer deemed a complete quadriplegic after a training accident in 1999, Baker is now fully independent, walking only with a single-point cane, and accomplishing huge feats of physical and mental endurance. His…
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Ambassadors Impact Lives on the Show Floor and Beyond
By Margarita Elizondo, CEO and Founder of Rolling With Me and Abilities Expo Ambassador In order to truly show the community that you serve how much you love them, the most empowering thing you can do is add them to your team to serve alongside you. Abilities Expo Ambassadors are leaders in the community with…
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#ThisIsHowI Campaign Showcases What’s Possible
By Brittany Dejean, AbleThrive Join AbleThrive on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd to celebrate abilities with the #ThisIsHowI campaign. The campaign kicks off on this day and showcases life with a disability to hgihlight what’s possible. We encourage people all over the world to take photos and/or 10-20 second videos of the…
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Medicaid Cuts to Complex Rehabilitation Technology Threaten Access for Disability Community
By Don Clayback, NCART Cuts to Illinois’ Medicaid program are squeezing Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) providers to the point where they are not be able to provide services to the nearly 4,000 Illinois residents who depend on the state to pay for CRT equipment. Two Leading CRT Providers Unable to Participate in Medicaid Illinois spends a…
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Turn Frustrations over Accessibility into Teachable Moments
By Paul Lane, Abilities Expo Ambassador and KMET 1490 AM Radio Host When you think of the word education what comes to your mind? If you’re like me you think of schooling or some type of training. When it comes to frustration, what are some of the words that are swirling in your head? Probably…