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By Deborah Pierce, AIA, CAPS, Author of The Accessible Home Accessibility is usually a low priority when young families are house-hunting. Good schools, certainly, a modern kitchen—these features top most…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to California’s famed coastline each year to enjoy its spectacular scenery and abundant recreational opportunities. But visiting broad sandy beaches and steep, rocky bluffs…
