A Million Nerves: Mark Maloney’s Fight to Walk and the Tech that Helped Him
By Andrea Knowlton A few seconds. That’s all it took to change Mark Maloney’s life forever. One June 3rd, 2020, the 84-year-old was riding his bike on a trail along…
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Living Healthy with a Disability: Goals and Myths
By Tracy Williams, Tracy’s Plate Healthy lifestyle goals are crucial for people with varying types of disabilities. Everyone has their own journey with healthy living and these goals help disabled people…
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Paralympian and Avid Traveler Andrew Kurka Embraces Adventure and Accessibility
By Casandra Marketos, accessibleGO It’s remarkable how far (no pun intended!) travel has come in the last few decades. Today, it is theoretically plausible to see the entire globe in just…
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How Can Friends and Family Support a Loved One with Diabetes?
Diabetes is a condition in which the body does not properly produce or use insulin to control blood sugar levels. As a result of this imbalance, people with diabetes are…
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Knowing When to Switch Doctors for Your Child
By Amanda Winstead When you have a child with a disability or complex medical condition, good support makes all of the difference. You need to be there for your kids,…
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Torsten Gross Found His Level Playing Field on the Racetrack
By Torsten Gross, Just Hands Racing Foundation For those of us who are in wheelchairs, finding a sport in which we can compete against able-bodied people is almost impossible. Thus, when…
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Tap Dancing is Hands-Down Fun for Everyone
By Laura Muha When former Radio City Rockette Mary Six Rupert was 9 months old, she rolled off her father’s lap and wound up in a body cast with a…
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More Than Fundraising: Connecting Communities with Help Hope Live
By Emily Progin, Help Hope Live On May 7, Help Hope Live will once again showcase hope in motion at Abilities Expo New York Metro as we present a customized Freedom Concepts adaptive…
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Empowering Kids with Disabilities Through Baking
By Jordan River, JB Cookie Cutters As a parent or caregiver of a child with a disability, finding activities that are both enjoyable and beneficial for their development can be a…
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Goal Setting for Healthy Living with a Disability
By Tracy Williams, Tracy’s Plate Everyone deserves to live their own version of a healthy lifestyle. It does not matter if you have a disability or not. Registered dietitians and other…
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How to Cope with Epilepsy to Live the Life you Deserve
By Stacey Chillemi, Author and Speaker Most people live in misery and are frustrated because they don’t think they can improve. No one ever helped or gave them the help they…
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Disabled Employees: Do you Know Your Workplace Rights?
By Jonathan Delshad, Law Offices of Jonathan J. Delshad, PC, JD/MBA The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in California is a law that protects employees from discrimination based on their disability. Under…