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By Sheryl Bass, The Hadley School for the Blind In the eight years since the iPhone was invented, it has delighted social media savvy teenagers and overscheduled business professionals alike with…
These days it seems like anybody whose anybody is covering or doing a parody of Pharrell Williams’s “Happy,” quite possibly the catchiest tune ever to grace the airwaves. And why…
Did you know that 71% of people with disabilities leave a website immediately if it is not accessible? Faces Behind the Screen (FBTS) is a storytelling project that strives to…
Wheel:Life—a global initiative that assists people in addressing the many challenges and questions that come with using a wheelchair—is hitting 2015 running with a relaunched website and propitious new organizational…
By Camilo Navarro, Wheel the World It was November 2014 when I visited Patagonia, the famous Torres del Paine National Park in the very last corner of the earth. There is…
By Kristy Lacroix, Wheelchair Escapes Where would you like to go? What would you like to do? The world is opening up to the wheelchair traveler and I am here to…
By Tabassum Chagani, Travel for All With or without a wheelchair, the best way to see a city is to take transit, get off in the heart of it, and…
By Dwayne Szot, Zot Artz Arts for All Ever since I was a kid living in a foster home with children of all abilities, I’ve been coming up with ways to…
With patient care and safety topping their priorities, Hill-Rom-Liko prides itself on the fact that caregivers worldwide look to them for solutions. In their quest to enhance their exceptional products…
By Trevor “Trevair” Snowden, Trevair Designs Not even my snowboarding accident two decades ago could quash my love for extreme sports. Since then, I’ve set world records, founded Trevair Design…
By Eric Rubel, EHLS There are many challenges in our homes that can make it difficult for people with limited mobility or disabilities to safely navigate. Fortunately, there are a number…
By Lisa Wells, Wheel-Life.org In 2004, at the age of 24, Natalie Marie Barnhard was working as a physical therapist assistant and licensed massage therapist—a great job in a field about…
