March 2023

Listen to this Article How can we better serve people with disabilities (PWDs) as they travel? This question, and the conversations sparked, are at the heart of a partnership intent on propelling change in how we regard disabilities. One changemaker is the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management. With 3,000 students, it’s […]

Listen to this Article Q: What about physical therapy? We can’t miss weeks or months of PT. A: We’ve worked this out a few different ways. Our PT typically has built-in breaks. We do 12 weeks on, then at least four weeks off. That break in between can be a good time to travel, but

Listen to this Article Magical Storybook Travels opened its doors in January 2015 by owner and travel specialist, Nicole Thibault. Located in Fairport, N.Y., the agency specializes in family travel and travel for families with special needs. When my son was little and newly diagnosed with autism, we struggled with how to travel with him.

Listen to this Article Ice skating, castle tours, skiing, hiking and scaling gorges are just some of the things I assumed we couldn’t do after receiving my son’s diagnosis of spina bifida. In the past three years, we’ve done every one of those things, and many more that I thought were out of reach. The

Listen to this Article To interact with Codi is to immediately fall in love with her. Her facial expressions speak volumes and being non-verbal has not been a deterrent for the advocacy work she undertakes with her mother, Jen, within her state and local community. Together, they have voiced concerns to the Alaska State Legislature

Listen to this Article Swishing down a snow-covered mountain. Gliding along the ice. Hiking a rocky trail. Casting a line in the lake. All these outdoor activities take a certain amount of skill. Regardless of a person’s ability or disability, Rocky Mountain Adaptive (RMA) has set out to make memorable outdoor experiences for all, in

Listen to this Article He was just a typical 18-year-old Chilean guy – studying, travelling, camping with family and friends, socializing – doing what teenagers usually do, when a car accident shifted his life’s trajectory. “I broke my neck at level C5. It was a difficult situation to accommodate and accept. I started asking a

Listen to this Article My name is Patrick Sweeney and I’m an adaptive cyclist. I had myoclonic seizures that led me to having surgery in 2013. I am now seizure free, but I have left sided hemiparesis, meaning I have left side weakness, but this doesn’t stop me from competing in triathlon relays and endurance sports. I’ve done

Listen to this Article Hayley Haws Hiking should have been easy. It is basically walking where the head must be kept up, the chin parallel to the ground, the back lengthened, the shoulders placed down and back, the arms swinging, and the feet stepping from heel to toe. The same goes for biking. You just

Listen to this Article A.J. Can you tell us about your background, and your roles as a professional speaker and volunteer disability rights advocate? I sustained a T6 complete spinal cord injury as a result of a serious car crash at the age of 25. I’m 49, so I’m almost to the point of 25