My happiness isn’t dependent on my health. I have known for most of my life that being “sick” or disabled doesn’t make me, my life, my happiness..
As an autistic solo traveller, I have been to many of our earth’s most breathtaking sites

Travelling for Elisa is sometimes accompanied by silence. She has severe to profound bilateral hearing loss and at times, deliberately, does not wear her hearing aids. 

Traveling means just as much to me now as it did prior to my spinal cord injury
Family vacations can be incredibly stressful, especially with children

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A male ballet dancer with one leg practicing in a studio. He is standing on the toes of one foot, with the other knee bent and foot raised behind him. His arms are extended, one in front and one to the side, creating a dynamic pose. He wears a white sleeveless top with a textured pattern and white tights, and his ballet shoes have crisscrossed straps. To his side, there is a black object on the floor, possibly his crutch.

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Before the world recognized his grace on the dance floor, Musa was a passionate football player. His foray into dance began serendipitously, hanging out with friends who were dancers. Enthralled by their movements, he asked them to teach him, setting the stage for a transformation from a football enthusiast to a dancer.

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