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  • Raw Beauty Project: Creating Visibility for Disability in Fashion and Society

    Raw Beauty Project: Creating Visibility for Disability in Fashion and Society

    By Margarita Elizondo, Host of Wheel Talk Wheel Issues and Abilities Expo Ambassador Designers hire models that fit “their look” and that look often looks like something you can hang on a hanger or put on a standing manikin; it does not include wheels. Filmmakers hire actors that fit “their role” and if the role includes disability,…

  • Catch THE REBOUND!

    Catch THE REBOUND!

    By Michael Esposito, Filmmaker THE REBOUND is an award-winning documentary film that follows the underdog journey of the Miami Heat Wheels, a wheelchair basketball team, in their quest for a national title. Three adaptive athletes rally their team to victory while confronting obstacles on and off the court. The story is a real and visceral portrait…