Making heads or tails of the benefits offered by Social Security, a federal program in the United States, can be confusing and frustrating. Here’s some information that will lead to a better understanding of this program. Many people associate Social Security…
Kitty began dancing when she was eight years old. As a young woman, she received a scholarship to the Washington Ballet where she honed her technique under the study of revered dance instructors, and performed in many well-known ballets. One…
I was first diagnosed with sensoneurinal hearing loss on both ears when I was 7 years old. I can still remember the vivid image of my mother shedding tears listening to the doctor’s diagnosis. Consoling my mother, I said “Don’t…
After a swimming accident in 1983 left him paralysed from the neck down, Gilbert Tan start on a 33 year journey of music and painting. These days, the self-labeled ‘semi-retired’ artist is usually found planning his next trip with his…
Identical twins Adrianna and Olivia may look alike, but they have a few differences. For instance, Adrianna is a swimmer, and Olivia loves theater. But there’s another difference that isn’t just about these girls’ individual interests. Olivia was born with cerebral…
Javed contracted polio as a young boy, and was born with congenital deformity of one limb. Growing up in Pakistan where accessible transportation was non-existent at the time, Javed was acutely aware of the struggles faced by individuals with…
Tatyana was born with spina bifida. She was abandoned by her birth mother in an orphanage in Russia, and was adopted and brought to the US when she was 6 years old. “When I came over from Russia, I was…
If you’re thinking about visiting France, know that there are several accessible transportation options available to wheelchair users. Joseph videoed his experience with two modes of accessible transportation while he was vacationing in France. https://youtu.be/HaTqry4axTs Joseph boards the TGV, France’s high-speed…
Meag doesn’t let lack of finger function stop her from wielding a makeup brush with impeccable precision. Meag is a quadriplegic, who also happens to be a writer, comic, and actress, and she stars in a series of makeup application…
Francis with wife and daughter. For 36-year-old Filipino chess player Francis Ching, who has retinis pigmentosa and is completely visually impaired, believing in love as a husband and father does not require seeing. In 2008, Francis was working as a…