To the Moon and Beyond
The end of the year always prompts deep reflection and appreciation from me. This year, especially, was filled with revelations about who United Spinal Association... Read more.
Disability and the Climate Crisis
People with disabilities are especially vulnerable in natural disasters and need to be included in evacuation plans and finding us an accessible place to stay.... Read more.
How My Experiences as a Disabled Hispanic American Enhance My Life and Work
Hispanic Heritage Month is interesting for me as someone with a relationship to Venezuela, the United States and Italy and as someone in the disability community.... Read more.
Disability and Hollywood
It’s been 90 years since the first person with a disability became president, but it took until 2022 for a film that centered actors with disabilities to win Best... Read more.
Recreational Therapy: The Unsung Hero of Recovery
Talk therapy and counseling were critical for me advancing on my disability journey—but recreational therapy really helped me reach my destination.... Read more.
Roll on Capitol Hill and the Power of Grassroots Advocacy
The disability rights movement follows on the path of two centuries of people with disabilities organizing for the means for our independence and for social equality.... Read more.
The Future of Air Travel for People with Disabilities
Whenever people with disabilities take to the skies, we not only worry about broken wheelchairs, but also, tragically, broken skin and bones and other life threatening... Read more.
It’s Time to Destigmatize Mental Health Issues in the Disability Community
According to the CDC, 32.9% of people with disabilities living in the United States experience frequent mental distress, nearly five times more often than people... Read more.
Together We Have the Power to Break the Vicious Cycle of Ableism
The roots of ableism are impersonal. They are structural and, to a person with a disability, they are obvious everywhere we go—or try to go, barriers be damned.... Read more.
#StrongWheeled Together: A Tribute to the Power of Community Building
Being part of a community is about building connections and lifting each other up. United Spinal’s campaign, #StrongWheeled Together, is a tribute to the power... Read more.