Thirty-year-old Mandy Harvey is already quite famous. She’s performed at the Kennedy Center, earned the coveted golden buzzer after her performance on America’s Got Talent, and recently published her first book. This singer-songwriter also happens to be post-lingually deafened due to a…
Meg demonstrates how to open a small pudding box. Meg is a quadriplegic with limited finger dexterity. By using her fingers, her wrist movements, and her teeth, she's able to open the small box herself. "It's a pretty safe bet that…
Steph Aiello, a quadriplegic with limited hand function, has a youtube channel where she post makeup videos, fashion tips, and lifestyle vlogs. She recently moved into her own house, and she shares how she has made her home wheelchair accessible.…
Jack Osbourne, T.V. personality, has used his status as a celebrity to bring awareness to multiple sclerosis in recent years. Jack was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in 2012. He has created a website called “You Don’t Know Jack…
Brett Gravatt is a wheelchair user who graduated from Penn State with a degree in communication. He has compiled a list of the universities he considers “The Best Accessible Colleges In America.” The Best University For Overall Accessibility Brett names…
Jill Coval is the Director of Psychological Services at Shepherd’s Center Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury program. She states that there are two major types of stress for people living with a spinal cord injury: immediate stress and long term stress. Immediate…
Finding a safe and easy way to transfer a person with a disability is important for any caregiver. Krystina and Robyn Jackson share a how-to video on a transfer technique they have called the “Warm Embrace.” Robyn shares some advice…
Meg Johnson is a disability advocate who makes self-help videos to show others the tips and tricks she has learned to live independently as a quadriplegic with limited hand function. Meg shows the evolution of her writing skills, as she…
Marc Anthony Romero is a songwriter, singer, motivational speaker, and author. On stage his fans know him as King Montana, the first quadriplegic rapper who has been signed to a major record label. Marc Anthony was born with arthrogryposis multiplex…
At age 18, Josh Heine was just beginning his life as an adult. He had graduated high school, enlisted in the Navy, and his girlfriend was pregnant. Three weeks before shipping out, Josh was involved in a car accident where…