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Amanda Norman Blog: Her Chronic Wellness Amanda shares her lived experience through her blog Her Chronic Wellness, navigating life with the rare neuromuscular condition Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2L/R12, which causes progressive muscle weakness in her arms, hips, pelvis, and legs. With no known cure, she approaches her journey with honesty, […]

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Opening the door: How a former principal became a leader in digital accessibility

Jessica Allen When Nicole L’Etoile prepared to lead a session at a national accessibility conference in Denver in November 2025, the plan seemed simple. L’Etoile would give participants a number to log in to the platform. As she imagined handing out numbered slips of paper, she paused.“It’s an accessibility conference,” she

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A close-up profile shot of a woman with styled dark hair wearing a white lace blouse, looking down and smiling at a young man resting his head on a white pillow. They share a joyful, intimate moment against a dark, blurred background.

Who’s Really in Your Corner? Rethinking Support and Community in the Special Needs Journey

By Christine E. Staple Ebanks, The Special Needs Mama Bea When my son Nathan, who lives with cerebral palsy, was about seven years old, I remember sitting with a friend, overwhelmed and exhausted, and saying something that felt true in that moment: “I have no support. There’s nobody I can call

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Two young women smile and pose for a photo while sitting in a garden at 21 Roots Farm in Minnesota. The image accompanies an article about people with developmental disabilities gaining hands-on farming experience.

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A news article from Variety titled "Sony Pictures animation’s ‘GOAT’ makes history as first major studio film looped by an all-disability Group." The image features a group photo of about fifteen smiling people of diverse ages and abilities, including wheelchair users and individuals with restricted growth, posing in a recording studio. The text describes how nearly two dozen actors with disabilities provided the crowd sounds and background voices for the animated film.

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LOOKING FOR DISABILITY-FRIENDLY DESTINATIONS? Arizona, the Grand Canyon State Lansing, Michigan Visit Lauderdale Penticton, BC Friuli Venezia Giulia MORE TRAVEL DEALS? Check out accessibleGO WANT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO? Check out Able Eyes MORE TRAVEL DEALS? Check out accessibleGO Click here to subscribe to Tidbits Do you have something to share? Email Marina Apperley

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