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By Charlie Kimball, MedicalCareAlert.com Having a disability is rough, as it’s necessary to learn different ways of dealing with your surroundings. With new disabilities, it’s often necessary to get a caregiver to assist…
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Parents often arrive at the Abilities Expo looking for resources and services that can help their child who has a disability or special needs. That’s why…
By Michael Lenox, Illinois Chess Vets My name is Michael Lenox, Chief Petty Officer Submarine/Diver USN (Ret). I am currently the Founder/President of Illinois Chess Vets NFP, a Board member for Illinois Chess…
By Julienne Dallara, Abilities Expo My heart aches for Riia Talve’s parents. Due to an unexpected illness, Pennie and Henry Talve’s baby girl had to be induced early or die.…
By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical Adaptive sports expert Chris Collin knows firsthand that it can be difficult to find adaptive sports programs within a day’s drive and that are also a…
By Lisa Wells, Wheel-Life.org “I became a complete C-7 quad on November 9, 1991 as the result of a car accident,” said Chris Malcom, founder of the iPush Foundation, a lifestyle resource…
By Jessica Niziolek Lately, I have been seeing a lot of discussion on the terms “disability privilege,” also known as “able-bodied privilege.” Upon doing my own research on this topic,…
By Kristen Hart, Living Able and Abilities Expo Ambassador A little more than three years ago, on September 16, 2014, I felt fine. I went to bed with plans the next day…
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine Briley Rossiter is 11 years old, and like other girls her age she likes hanging out with her friends, having sleepovers, going to movies…
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine One Letter at a Time is the life long story of famed marathoner and triathlete, Rick Hoyt, who together with his equally famous father, Dick Hoyt,…
That Sunday will live in the hearts and minds of everyone whose tears of joy followed 5-year-old Alexzander Prado’s amazing feat at the Southern California Abilities Expo (www.abilities.com) in the…
By Ana Calvo, No Barriers and Abilities Expo Ambassador If someone said five years ago I would be host and co-producer of a TV show, I would have thought they…
