Gamers with Disabilities Discuss Accessibility
By Paul Lane, Abilities Expo Ambassador, KMET 1490 AM Radio Host, Tech Zone vlogger I have been a gamer all my life. The first gaming console that my family ever had was…
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Vintage typewriter Art: One Keystroke at a Time
Oregonian Paul Smith was an artist. His medium: typewriter ink. While severe cerebral palsy may have put the traditional tools of an artist’s trade out of Paul’s grasp, his creativity…
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Can Total Underwater Immersion Promote Transformation?
Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Erena Shimoda received her Divemaster certificate in Venezuela in 2005, and began shooting underwater photographs in Thailand, Bonaire, Bahama, Corsica, Cozumel, Cancun, and Hawaii.…
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Design Matters: Will You Be My Accessibly Fashioned Valentine?
By Stephanie Alves, ABL Denim We just put the bubbly away and now we’re worried about blizzards back east and El Niño out west. But let’s not think about that right…
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The Gift that Changed My Life
By Sarah Best, Abilities Expo New York Metro Ambassador Have you ever received a gift that changed your life? That’s what it felt like for me when I received my…
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Loving the Living Skeleton
By Greg Smith, Sr., The Strength Coach I’ve reached a milestone. I have achieved a victory over an enemy that has dominated me and limited me for as long as…
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No Grit, No Glory: 5 Ways to Thrive in the Face of Adversity
By Michelle Colvard, Abilities Expo Ambassador Many people associate having a disability with weakness. With suffering. Or with inability. But in fact, I would argue that sometimes having a disability…
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Join the Movement! Vote With Heart!
What are you doing right…this…second? If your answer is logging onto www.votewithheart.com and joining 3E Love’s campaign to empower Americans who are passionate about disability rights, then…kudos! It will only take a…
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Ground Therapy: Reconnect to the Earth and Feel Better Fast
By Martin Zucker, Co-author of Earthing Ground Therapy, or grounding for short, is an important self-healing application with special benefits for the disability community. Grounding connects you to the natural…
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iDevices are iOpening for Blind and Visually Impaired
By Sheryl Bass, The Hadley School for the Blind In the eight years since the iPhone was invented, it has delighted social media savvy teenagers and overscheduled business professionals alike with…
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You Don’t Have to Hear to Enjoy “Happy”
These days it seems like anybody whose anybody is covering or doing a parody of Pharrell Williams’s “Happy,” quite possibly the catchiest tune ever to grace the airwaves. And why…
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What About the Faces Behind the Screen?
Did you know that 71% of people with disabilities leave a website immediately if it is not accessible? Faces Behind the Screen (FBTS) is a storytelling project that strives to…