Summer 2023
In this issue:
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note
By Fred J. Maahs, Jr.
Articles
Welcome to Accessibility for Everyone
Trailblazing disabled equestrian Veronica Gogan - galloping against all odds
By Alice Williams
Unveiling a multifaceted star
The Valuable 500 is on a mission to end disability exclusion
By Lisa Guthrie Deabill
Celebrating the Next Generation of Accessibility Leaders
By Katie Kirker, Rick Hansen Foundation
Facilitating access to exoskeleton technology
The “You Can Do It All” Wrap
By Shana Jones
Twin sisters, Liz and Maddie Adams, champion the power of kindness and self-acceptance
By Alice Williams
What is rejection sensitive dysphoria?
By Bart Vulliamy
Deaf and Hard of Hearing travelers
By Angela Lynn
Q&A with Antoine Hunter, passionate urban dance warrior
By Angela Lynn
Our Top Picks of articles found online
Why it’s hard to find safe homes for some people with disabilities
Zainab Edwards is an ice skater. It runs in the family. Edwards’ mother, Cynthia Elliott, grew up on the ice in Minnesota and her older daughter skated competitively for years. So when Elliott and her husband Dave agreed to foster Edwards…
A Disabled Activist Speaks Out About Feeling ‘Disposable’
SAN FRANCISCO — In early January, one of the country’s top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she called “really encouraging news” on Covid-19: A recent study showed that more than three-fourths of fatalities from the omicron variant…
What is fatigue? Understanding fatigue among students with disabilities can help schools moderate it
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we heard about people experiencing different kinds of fatigue, whether related to burnout, being unmotivated to follow pandemic restrictions or as a symptom of infection. But what exactly is fatigue? Fatigue is not synonymous with tiredness…
Reading the mind with machines
In Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel The Count of Monte-Cristo, a character named Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort suffers a terrible stroke that leaves him paralyzed. Though he remains awake and aware, he is no longer able to move or speak, relying on his granddaughter…
