“I love being active with my disability and doing rad things,” says Chaeli Mycroft. Chaeli was born with cerebral palsy and is a wheelchair user. In 2017, she completed a half marathon stating “It was so much fun and did…
Glenn Moscoso is a father who uses a wheelchair. He writes about his experiences on his blog Wheelchair Daddy. In one post, Glenn shares an instance where Glenn’s son (Jacob) was confronted with the curious question of “Why is your…
Aspiring commercial director, college student, advocate and volunteer, Shayla Gaither has a lot on her plate. A paraplegic since birth, she is determined to change the way people view disability.
Cory Lee is a self-proclaimed “travel addict”. He was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Cory states the more prepared you are for a trip the more at ease you will feel, especially when traveling with a service animal. Cory gives…
Cole and Charisma started a YouTube channel (Roll With Cole and Charisma) where they share videos about being in an “inter-abled” relationship. Cole is a quadriplegic who uses a wheelchair. In the video below, Cole and Charisma demonstrate how Charisma…
There are many creative possibilities of physically integrated dance - an approach where performers with and without disabilities perform beside one another. Axis Dance Company is one of the oldest and most prominent physically integrated dance companies in the United…
AbleThrive features #ThisIsHowI videos of people who have disabilities demonstrating how they accomplish certain tasks in their own unique way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygIIJ9kdzrI Watch as Lisa, a paraplegic, demonstrates how she gets her toddler son out of his car seat and out…
Ali Ingersoll, a C6 quadriplegic, says she has had some pretty phenomenal caregivers. However, she has also experienced some not so phenomenal ones. Ali talks about her journey with live-in caregivers, the good, the bad, and the ugly. “After many…
The Transportation Security Administration has shared some important tips to help you better prepare for security screening at our Nation’s airport screening checkpoints for the 2018 holiday traveling season.
Tony Giles has visited all seven continents of the world. In 2017, Tony went on a solo three-month backpacking trip around West Africa. Tony is totally blind and eighty percent deaf in both ears. “Travelling blind and partially deaf in…