Let’s Go Wheelin’ in Beantown
By Cory Lee, CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com Will you be visiting Boston for the Abilities Expo September 18th-20th and want to take in all that this wonderful city has to offer? Well, you’re in…
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Life’s a Beach in the World’s Top 11 Accessible Shores
By Cory Lee, CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com Is there anything like going to the beach? The sea air, the surf, the incredible vistas…the sand gumming up the works of your wheelchair. OK, so beach…
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Enraged Father Sounds Off, but Was he Heard?
By Chris Kain, kellisaspath.com It’s a constant battle; I have to dig deep not to hurt someone who is hurting Kellisa. I understand why so many families with children with disabilities…
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Turn Frustrations over Accessibility into Teachable Moments
By Paul Lane, Abilities Expo Ambassador and KMET 1490 AM Radio Host When you think of the word education what comes to your mind? If you’re like me you think…
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Medicaid Cuts to Complex Rehabilitation Technology Threaten Access for Disability Community
By Don Clayback, NCART Cuts to Illinois’ Medicaid program are squeezing Complex Rehabilitation Technology (CRT) providers to the point where they are not be able to provide services to the nearly…
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#ThisIsHowI Campaign Showcases What’s Possible
By Brittany Dejean, AbleThrive Join AbleThrive on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd to celebrate abilities with the #ThisIsHowI campaign. The campaign kicks off on this day and…
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Ambassadors Impact Lives on the Show Floor and Beyond
By Margarita Elizondo, CEO and Founder of Rolling With Me and Abilities Expo Ambassador In order to truly show the community that you serve how much you love them, the…
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New Film Highlights Incredible, Hard-Earned Recovery Post SCI
By Shaina Ostroff Fifteen years after a profoundly life-altering accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never would have believed possible. A motocross racer deemed a complete quadriplegic after a…
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7 Habits of Successful Travelers
By Ashley Lynn Olson, wheelchairtraveling.com Planning your dream vacation, looking to getaway or just need to travel for business or otherwise? The world is perfectly accessible to everyone, but with the…