Living a New Dream
By Lisa Wells, Wheel-Life.org “I became a complete C-7 quad on November 9, 1991 as the result of a car accident,” said Chris Malcom, founder of the iPush Foundation, a lifestyle resource…
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Civil Rights, Not Disability Privilege
By Jessica Niziolek Lately, I have been seeing a lot of discussion on the terms “disability privilege,” also known as “able-bodied privilege.” Upon doing my own research on this topic,…
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My ER Close Call, and Why it Never Should Have Gotten so Bad
By Kristen Hart, Living Able and Abilities Expo Ambassador A little more than three years ago, on September 16, 2014, I felt fine. I went to bed with plans the next day…
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Born An Angel by an Angel
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine Briley Rossiter is 11 years old, and like other girls her age she likes hanging out with her friends, having sleepovers, going to movies…
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Making Dreams Come True One Letter at a Time
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine One Letter at a Time is the life long story of famed marathoner and triathlete, Rick Hoyt, who together with his equally famous father, Dick Hoyt,…
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A Random Act of Kindness Changes a Family’s Life ForeverAs Alexzander Prado’s Wish to Walk is Granted at Abilities Expo
That Sunday will live in the hearts and minds of everyone whose tears of joy followed 5-year-old Alexzander Prado’s amazing feat at the Southern California Abilities Expo (www.abilities.com) in the…
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Being the Change
By Ana Calvo, No Barriers and Abilities Expo Ambassador If someone said five years ago I would be host and co-producer of a TV show, I would have thought they…
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Born An Angel by an Angel
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine Briley Rossiter is 11 years old, and like other girls her age she likes hanging out with her friends, having sleepovers, going to movies…
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Director Ben Lewin Explores Disability, Love and Sexuality in The Sessions
By Jennifer and Jeff D. Gorman, The Mobility Resource and BraunAbility Wheelchair Vans. Ben Lewin, director of Fox Searchlight’s new film, The Sessions, spoke with fellow polio survivor Jennifer Gorman of The Mobility…
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A Look at the Extraordinary Life of Bryan Anderson
By David Block, Disabled Dealer Magazine Thousands of people long to be published authors and actors, but in most cases their dreams never come true. However, that was not the…
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Making Dreams Come True One Letter at a Time
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine One Letter at a Time is the life long story of famed marathoner and triathlete, Rick Hoyt, who together with his equally famous father, Dick…
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Dynamic Duo Wins Sports Illustrated Kids SportsKid of the Year
By Chris Rohan, Disabled Dealer Magazine I first saw brothers Conner Green and Cayden Long on Good Morning America and was immediately drawn to them. Team Long Brothers was established the summer of 2011…