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  • The One-Handed Lady Golfer Empowers Community

    Meet Gianna Rojas of Oak Ridge, New Jersey, known globally as the “One Handed Lady Golfer.”  Yes, you read that right, Gianna was born with no fingers on her left…

  • Lights! Camera! Garden!

    By Wendy McPherson, Organic Gardener/Horticulturalist Last Sunday morning, I was up with the birds (the early ones) and buzzing around my backyard turning it into a movie set. This is Los Angeles,…

  • Get Your Groove On!

    Google “dance quotes” and you’ll get everything from poetic to cliché to biblical. So…to sum up…dance like no one is watching because there is a time to mourn and a…

  • The Joy of Cruising

    By Debra Kerper, Easy Access Travel It is often said that taking a child to Disneyland for the first time and experiencing the Magic Kingdom through their eyes is the…

  • Design Matters: Fall/Holiday 2014

    By Stephanie Alves, Founder/Designer ABL Denim Welcome to our Abilities community fashion blog from one of your own. Do you like the title? I love double entendres. But it’s true—design…

  • Study Poised to Help People who Use AAC

    By David J. Hajjar, M.S., CCC-SLP, Ohio University Individuals with acquired neurogenic disabilities and have complex communication needs can experience many challenges with community reengagement. After experiencing inpatient services focusing…

  • Celebrating Our Unique Abilities

    By Adam Farris, Younique Abilities Hello, my name is Adam. I was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in 1994 at the age of six. Later, in July of 2012, I was diagnosed…

  • I (Don’t) Care

    By Kathryn Carroll I didn’t care about the ADA when my large-print textbooks arrived in elementary school.My friends and I giggled about the fact that just one took up an entire…

  • Seva Accupressure for Caregiver Stress Release

    By Regina Rosenthal, PT, MA As a physical therapist, health coach and author I strongly relate to Abilities Expo’s mission, “to connect the disability community to live and online resources…

  • Hot Tips for Cool Accessible Vacation Rentals

    By Barbara & Jim Twardowski When our son, who lives across the country, agreed to spend part of his vacation time with us, we began looking for wheelchair accessible accommodations…

  • Transportation Initiatives That Improve Accessibility

    By Adrian Johansen All people deserve the right to travel. But a disability can make it difficult to drive, fly or use public transportation. Fortunately, various transportation initiatives to improve…