Celebrating Our Unique Abilities
By Adam Farris, Younique Abilities Hello, my name is Adam. I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 1994 at the age of six. Later, in July of 2012, I was diagnosed…
Connect with your community
Explore articles with practical tips, opinion pieces and in-depth stories designed to enhance independence and improve quality of life for people with disabilities, their caregivers and supporters.
Sign up for the Buzz
Get disability news and information delivered to your inbox.
Browse by topic
Latest news and stories
-
-
Study Poised to Help People who Use AAC
By David J. Hajjar, M.S., CCC-SLP, Ohio University Individuals with acquired neurogenic disabilities and have complex communication needs can experience many challenges with community reengagement. After experiencing inpatient services focusing…
-
Design Matters: Fall/Holiday 2014
By Stephanie Alves, Founder/Designer ABL Denim Welcome to our Abilities community fashion blog from one of your own. Do you like the title? I love double entendres. But it’s true—design…
-
Get Your Groove On!
Google “dance quotes” and you’ll get everything from poetic to cliché to biblical. So…to sum up…dance like no one is watching because there is a time to mourn and a…
-
Lights! Camera! Garden!
By Wendy McPherson, Organic Gardener/Horticulturalist Last Sunday morning, I was up with the birds (the early ones) and buzzing around my backyard turning it into a movie set. This is Los Angeles,…
-
The One-Handed Lady Golfer Empowers Community
Meet Gianna Rojas of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, known globally as the “One Handed Lady Golfer.” Yes, you read that right, Gianna was born with no fingers on her left…
-
Chad Waligura Unites Texans with Adaptive Hunting and Fishing
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Anative of El Campo, Texas, Chad Waligura is the CEO/Editor of Able Outdoors magazine that provides adaptive product information and adventure articles for people in the outdoor world…
-
Adaptive Sailing: BAADS to the Bone
We all can think of times when we’ve made a decision or taken an action that has radically changed our lives. One such time was when I broke my neck…
-
Giving Up is Not an Option
By Amanda Sullivan, New York Metro Abilities Expo Ambassador I was run over by a car over four years ago, injuring everything from my skull to my toes. I’m still…
-
The Adventure of a Lifetime
By Christine McMahon, Handicapped SCUBA Asssociation Perched precariously on the edge of a tiny, well-worn dive boat off of Little Corn Island, Nicaragua, on the western rim of the Caribbean…
-
Experience the Thrill of the Climb
By Carole Praxmarer, No Limits Mark Wellman, adventure athlete and motivational speaker, a former Paralympian and Park Ranger, will demonstrate his innovative climbing techniques and sports gear adaptation for excited…
-
Tips to Make Fitness a Part of Your Life
By Carolyn Mueller and Austin Bruhl, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago World-class wheelchair athlete, James Lilly, didn’t take ‘no’ for an answer when gang violence left him paralyzed at the age…