Is Our Addiction Policy Needlessly Killing People?
By Mel Raymond, Health writer Within the disability community, we are no strangers to the idea that our health services and government do not always have entirely the right idea…
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Does Advocacy Really Make a Difference?
By Mickae Lee, National Coalition for Assistive and Rehab Technology (NCART) All advocacy action begins not just with acknowledging that change is needed, but also believing that change is possible.…
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Flying the Friendly Skies with a Disability
By Autumn Grant, Abilities Expo Ambassador Traveling for pleasure can be one of life’s most rewarding experiences. Sure, a mobility disability can often add a layer of complexity to this…
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Use-Now Pointers to Ensure Smooth Air Travel
By Tabassum Chagani, Travel for All I’ve flown all over the world, and it just so happens that I travel in a wheelchair. Air travel can be uncomfortable for many people—with…
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Popular Houston Festival to Fund Accessible Playground
By Elyssa Horvath, Friends of Oak Forest Park The Festival of Abilities at Oak Forest Park on Saturday, October 27, from 3-7 pm benefits a landmark Playground for All Abilities,…
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Amputee Soccer? Amputee Soccer Absolutely!
It’s the fastest one-legged game on the planet—now played in 47 countries around the world. And Team USA is training to compete in the 2018 Amputee Soccer World Cup in…
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It’s Okay to Ask for Help
By Lauren Dyer, Spiritual Meditation Mama I don’t know about you, but I have a problem asking for help. This just became a realization to me in the past few weeks.…
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A Child With Autism Reaches Out
A Poem by Berg Two and a half years ago, 7-year-old Berg came to Horse Boy World burdened with a diagnosis of PDD-NOS and selective mutism. Virtually non-verbal, she rarely…
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The New Horse Boy Method…Sans Horses
By Rupert Isaacson and Iliane Lorenz, Horse Boy World For those who read about Horse Boy Method in the August 2012 issue of The Buzz, we have some updates to…
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Not Just Monkeying Around—Consider the Benefits of a Helping Hands Service Monkey
By Megan Talbert, Helping Hands Monkey Helpers Editor’s note: For 41 years, Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers trained capuchin monkeys to provide assistance to people with disabilities and they continue to…
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A Guide to Understanding Assistance Dogs
By Jenny Ho The old adage says a dog is man’s best friend; however, for more than 7,000 people with disabilities across the UK, they are a lot more than…
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Assistance Dogs: Private vs. Program Training
By Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids More and more often I meet people who tell me they self-trained or privately trained their service dog. The answers I get when I…