Snow or Water: What’s your favorite adaptive skiing?
By Joel Zeisler, LOF Adaptive Skiers LOF Adaptive Skiers, formerly Leaps of Faith Disabled Skiers, is now celebrating its 30th year. While it started as an organization for the visually impaired…
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Meet Paralympian Steve Serio at Abilities Expo Dallas
By Scott Nunez, Toyota Mobility A proud partner of Team USA Paralympic Athletes, Toyota Mobility is thrilled to host Steve Serio in our Abilities Expo Dallas booth from 1-4 pm on Friday, December…
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Representation Counts: More People with Disabilities Should Hold Office
By Jillian Day If you’re in a room with eight people, U.S. statistics calculate that two of them are likely to have a life-impacting disability. That’s right—about 61 million Americans…
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Vermonters Tackle Accessible Housing Shortage
By Jolene Montgomery There’s usually not much sexy about adapting a home to accommodate someone’s disabilities. So, I was intrigued to see this quote on www.wheelpad.com: “We love it! We love…
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Paralympic Golf: The Case for Why It Should Be
By Kristen Van Aken As the 2021 Paralympics comes to a close, millions of people around the world have enjoyed watching their country’s athletes participate in their favorite sports and…
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Kids with Disabilities Thrive with the Right Environment
By Adrian Johansen When you look into the face of a child, you are looking into the face of tomorrow, the face of the world we will leave behind us.…
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Get Your Business Running Strong as a Parent with a Disability
By Jillian Day According to many entrepreneurs, owning a small business is the American dream, and if you have a genuine desire to see your new company thrive, then nothing should…
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5 Solid Ways Disability Healthcare is Improving
By Adrian Johansen The last couple of years have thrown emergency after emergency at a public already struggling with accessible healthcare. For individuals with disabilities, this has created a difficult situation for…
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The Price Tag on an Accessible Home
By Sarabeth South, Home Design Expert Accessibility in the home is something most disabled people never take for granted. It is not a one-size-fits-all solution, which makes it difficult to…
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Could an ADHD or Autism Coach Be Right for You?
By Sarah Kesty, Executive Function Coach If you overheard someone claiming to be a “life coach,” you may groan or wonder to yourself how someone outside of you could ever…
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Houston, Spin Your Wheels with the Ayita Dance Team and the Rollettes!
By Lisa Wells, Naturally Able Welcome to a place where you’re free to spin your wheels as we introduce you to not one but two groups of uplifting, encouraging, and empowering…
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Help! My Kid with a Disability is Going Back to School After a Year and a Half at Home!
By Sarah Kesty, Executive Function Coach After more than a year of distance learning, students everywhere are preparing for the transition to in-person school. Some may be excited for the…