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This issue celebrates our fellow adventurers, explorers and travellers who, as always, are determined not to let something like a major disability get in the way of our dreams. We spotlight travellers with a variety of limb differences—our Guest Editor, Talli Osborne, Erin Ball, Lisa Butler, Miriam Osborne, Nadine Richards and others, fully lean into their identities, celebrating how this has challenged and strengthened them into the unique, resourceful individuals they are.
In the uplifting stories shared, they are candid about the challenges of navigating a world that is not designed for disability, yet they meet these and countless other challenges with persistence and self-advocacy.
Other stories in our January issue include deaf and LGBTQ+ filmmaker Ladan Sahraei, who navigates a new world with all odds against her; Dave Steele, despite his progressive blindness, seeks and provides inspiration through music and poetry; Tim Mason; boundless family fun with Jennifer Allen; Liv Stone; Hülya Marquardt; Christa Couture’s Postcards; and many more captivating narratives. Plus, our inspirational bloggers, vloggers, and Instagrammers share their pursuit of travel dreams around the world from Disneyworld to the Ngorongoro Crater, to exploring enchanting castles in Ireland.
Our fearless travellers live life on their own terms and reject the stereotypical labels that our society places on them. For whatever 2025 brings us, let’s recall the words of Dave Steele:
“The world isn’t designed for people like us, but we can redesign the way the world sees us.”