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By Amy Meisner-Threet, SAG-AFTRA, MSW To dance or not to dance? That is not even a consideration for many despite what may appear to others to be obvious obstacles. By…
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By Amy Meisner-Threet, SAG-AFTRA, MSW To dance or not to dance? That is not even a consideration for many despite what may appear to others to be obvious obstacles. By…

When that old English playwright said the pen was mightier than the sword, it’s safe to assume that he’d never considered the paintbrush. Especially not Dwayne Szot’s style of paintbrush. Because…

By Deborah Pierce, Pierce Lamb Architects Kathy Tarantola Photography Lofts are intriguing spaces when it comes to universal design. Their characteristic open-plan layout makes them supremely accessible – minimum walls and…

A Poem by Berg Two and a half years ago, 7-year-old Berg came to Horse Boy World burdened with a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and selective mutism. Virtually non-verbal, she rarely…

By Mike Ervin, Abilities Expo Ambassador For Reveca Torres, the key to recovery from her spinal cord injury was connection. Finding the disability community meant finding the technology, tips, resources…

It turns out that frustration is the mother of invention too. When Dianalynn Varin was diagnosed with CIDP, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system, she realized that she would…

By Zach Baldwin, American Association of People with Disabilities There are over 35 million people with disabilities who are eligible to vote in the U.S. This number increases to over 62…

By Bonnie Lewkowicz, AXIS Dance Company and Abilities Expo Ambassador Axis Dance Company. Joel Brown and Sebastian Grubb.Photo by Michele Kumi-Baer AXIS Dance Company, based in Oakland, California, creates, performs,…

By Liam Passmore, Shave and a Haircut In 1987 when the Bay Area’s own AXIS Dance Company first performed, gas was 89 cents per gallon, The Simpsons debuted on FOX,…

By Mary Walton, Simple Grad Writing a resume is difficult at the best of times, but many job seekers with disabilities come up against many unique obstacles that may, at first,…

By Lisa Wells, Cure Medical As we roll into 2019, now’s the time to reconfirm your focus on living a healthy, active life! Here’s a few ways you can focus on…

By Scott Stone The Abilities Expo has been around for four decades, providing services and solutions to the disability community in an effort to build independence and open eyes to…