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By Lisa Wells, SaveMyMedicalSupplies.org As a recent amputee, Thomas Morris discovered a whole new world when he attended his first Abilities Expo three years ago. Today, he’s returning to the…
By Rob Horkheimer, Bridgeway Independent Living Designs (BILD) We are fortunate to live in a time where there are a growing number of products and resources for people who are…
Morgan Steward is fascinated with police officers. According to his mother, Tangi, he has always wanted to be one. “He’s only five years old, but he already has big dreams,”…
Bryan Anderson is used to being in front of a camera. So when he appeared in the Oscar-nominated film American Sniper last year, he had no reason to be nervous—even among professionals…
By Marty Schultz, Blindfold Games Video games have dominated popular culture with no sign of slowing down. This is true not only for children, but people of all ages and demographics.…
By Lisa Wells, Wheel-Life.org Have you struggled to get the wheelchair repairs you need? Or found it nearly impossible to have the diabetic supplies you were prescribed (instead of another…
Congrats to the Heartland of America! According to an analysis by consumer finance website WalletHub, Overland Park, Kansas tops the chart as the best place to live for the disability…
By Jenny Wise, Special Home Educator Approximately four in five children on the autism spectrum struggle with sleeping. From sensory needs and functionality to promoting independence and safety, a lot goes into making…
By Greg Smith, Sr., The Strength Coach If you are a baseball fan, surely you have experienced watching the “Fan Cam” during the Major League Baseball television broadcasts. Between innings, the…
By Jim Lynch College graduate, wrestler, team captain, Olympic Trials participant, coach, business owner, husband and father. I think that is a pretty impressive list of accomplishments. Oh yeah, I…
By John Riggins, InvoTek Inc. It was bad enough the car accident took away Charlie’s vocation as a personal trainer. Now it threatened to rob him of his dream of…
An estimated 37 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss. Let’s reflect on the enormity of that number—it’s about one out of every eight people. And of…
