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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…
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…
By Sheila Radziewicz Take a moment and think about your view of sports. Many of us give little though to the impact of sports in our lives. Most of us…
By Mike Ervin, Chicago Abilities Expo Ambassador Doug Blevins was only four years old on New Year’s Eve, 1967, when the Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the…
By Rabbi Sensei Gary Moskowitz, Martial Arts Therapy The more we move forward in time with breakthroughs in technology, the more we need to understand how to use and build…
In early November, all the eyes of the power soccer world were on Paris, France as the Halle Carpentier hosted the 2011 Federation International Power Football Association (FIPFA) World Cup. Team…
It seemed to happen overnight, constantly running into fellow co-eds on my University of San Francisco campus who were either a hot sweaty mess or all Zen’d out or both.…
By Mel Raymond, Health writer Within the disability community, we are no strangers to the idea that our health services and government do not always have entirely the right idea…
By Mickae Lee, National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) All advocacy action begins not just with acknowledging that change is needed, but also believing that change is possible.…
By Autumn Grant, Abilities Expo Ambassador Traveling for pleasure can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences. Sure, a mobility disability can often add a layer of complexity to this…
By Tabassum Chagani, Travel for All I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair. Air travel can be uncomfortable for many people—with…
By Elyssa Horvath, Friends of Oak Forest Park The Festival of Abilities at Oak Forest Park on Saturday, October 27, from 3-7 pm benefits a landmark Playground for All Abilities,…
