Cowboy is a Girl’s Best Friend
By Janis Gioia Steven Spielberg take note: the story of Katie Mathews and her service dog, Cowboy, has blockbuster film written all over it! Katie, an intelligent, kind and beautiful…
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Has the Disability Community Been Kanyed?
Oh, Kanye! Was all the Kim drama not enough? Backstory On the off chance you are just now crawling out from under a rock, here’s what’s happening with Kanye West.…
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Hawaii Five-0 Casts Kanya Sesser
The outcry from the disability community about under-representation in Hollywood is as righteous as it is resounding. To add insult to injury, too many roles tailor-made for persons with disabilities…
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Paralympian Josh Dueck Shares his Intimate Connection between Body and Sit Ski
It’s hard to grasp the gravity of a major life change. In an instant everything is flipped on its head. Seemingly, no one can be prepared for the emotional intensity…
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NBA Star Develops Device to Help with Chronic Pain
After only 7 years in the NBA, Jonathan Bender’s promising basketball career was sidelined by excruciating knee pain. Once the youngest player in the league, sports aficionados everywhere expected great…
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First-Ever Abilities Job Fair at Abilities Expo
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that, in 2015, only 17.5% of people with a disability were employed. These dismal demographics underscore the need for Abilities Expo’s…
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Becoming Invictus
By Steve Simmons, USA Invictus Team Member What do you do when you face a life-changing illness, injury or wounds? What thoughts go through your mind when you hear doctors…
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Teen with Cerebral Palsy Walks after Meeting Intensive PT Experts at the Boston Abilities Expo
By Kerri Budde Meet Alexandra (Alex), the youngest of four children in the Strzepa family of Shrewsbury, MA. Adopted from Korea as an infant, she initially met all developmental milestones…
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Intensive Pediatric PT with its U.S. Pioneer Euro-Peds
Four-year-old Fatima of Dearborn, Michigan has cerebral palsy. Doctors predicted she wouldn’t sit, crawl or walk. “We were planning to go to the end of the world to find the…
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Inspired by Drive is Inspired by You
By Brittany Commodore, Inspired by Drive At Inspired by Drive, we do what we do because making a difference for special needs families matters. By combining the resources and strengths of…
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The Inspirational Ainsley Rossiter
In recent years, we have had the honor and pleasure of welcoming a very special little lady into our Abilities family. Ainsley Rossiter and her family have been a welcome addition to…
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Creative Expression Knows No Limits with Zot Artz
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…