Goal Setting for Healthy Living with a Disability
By Tracy Williams, Tracy’s Plate Everyone deserves to live their own version of a healthy lifestyle. It does not matter if you have a disability or not. Registered dietitians and other…
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How to Cope with Epilepsy to Live the Life you Deserve
By Stacey Chillemi, Author and Speaker Most people live in misery and are frustrated because they don’t think they can improve. No one ever helped or gave them the help they…
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Disabled Employees: Do you Know Your Workplace Rights?
By Jonathan Delshad, Law Offices of Jonathan J. Delshad, PC, JD/MBA The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) in California is a law that protects employees from discrimination based on their disability. Under…
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Child with Cerebral Palsy to get Free Adaptive Bike from Help Hope Live on Friday, March 10 at 10:45 am at Abilities Expo LA
By Sonny Mullen, Help Hope Live Day 1 of the Abilities Expo Los Angeles will kick off at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 10, at the LA Convention Center with a…
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BetterCaths and Rep. Josh Turek Work to Remove Harmful Chemicals from Catheters
By BetterCaths.com After five years of advocating for catheter user health education on their risk for bladder cancer, the BetterCaths Health Equity Coalition has come together to drive legislation to protect people with…
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Retirement – Are you ready? Your service dog is.
By Kristin Hartness, Canines for Disabled Kids & Service Dog Partner Retirement—the point where a person stops employment completely. Well, that sounds very official, and it should as it came…
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Disability Themes Run Strong in Anime and Manga
By Tony Stephens, Hyper-Urban Arts There is power in weakness. “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Power…weakness…how are they linked in the arena of anime and manga? This is the…
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Blind and Low Vision Kids Experience Alaskan Wilderness
By Ally Keene, Camp Webber Camp Webber, formally Camp Abilities Alaska, is a five-day overnight sports camp for youth 8-17 who are blind or visually impaired. Held at Camp Birchwood in…
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Where is the Outrage Against Inaccessibility?
By Chris Kain, kellisaspath.com My 23-year-old daughter, Kellisa, is one of the 13.7% adults in the United States with a mobility disability.* Over the last two decades, Kellisa has visited 31 of…
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How Healthcare Deserts Impact People with Disabilities
By Amanda Winstead It might be hard to believe, but nearly 80% of the country lacks adequate access to healthcare. This is largely due to healthcare deserts in rural communities. While…
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Hope for the Holidays with Help Hope Live
By Emily Progin, Help Hope Live What a year it’s been! The holiday season often feels like a natural time to reflect on the milestones, challenges, triumphs, and breakthroughs of the…
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Disability Myths vs. Disability Realities
By Tracy Williams, Tracy’s Plate The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 1 in 4 Americans have a disability. Many people living with disabilities may consider life to be a…