Listen to this Article Caroline Naif is mom to Briella and the founder of Briella and Me – a social media platform where she shares their journey living with Cerebral Palsy and PCD. The following is a bit of her journey and what she’s learned along the way. An early beginning: Briella’s NICU journey Briella entered the […]
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Listen to this Article Q: How can you save money as a family traveling with a disability? A: Finances are often a much greater barrier than accessibility. There are several free trip programs for people with disabilities, but most of them involve grants and applications and can only be used once. This could be a great
Listen to this Article When I entered the world of disability through my infant son, the journey forward felt full of unscalable obstacles. Even when he was small enough to ride in a stroller, I began to analyze every outing for what we would and wouldn’t be able to do as he grew into a
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Listen to this Article Cruising isn’t complicated, not when you’ve got someone like Spencer Blomquist cutting through the confusion. He knows this world like the back of his joystick. As a wheelchair user who’s clocked 36 cruises, worked in accessible tech, and now arranges life-changing trips for others with Expedia Cruises, Spencer has advice that
Listen to this Article San Francisco is a magical place to live. This is the city of charming Victorians, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Golden State Warriors, amazing cuisine from around the world, fog, redwoods, the gateway to the wine country, and on the fabled Pacific Coast Highway. In addition, not many people may know
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Listen to this Article Joe Devon Joe Devon doesn’t treat digital accessibility as a footnote in tech development. He presents it as a foundational flaw in the internet’s architecture, one that has been quietly ignored by the mainstream for far too long. And he should know. Fourteen years ago, he wrote a blog post that
What GAAD Reveals About the
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Listen to this Article If you thought a road trip was hard work, try doing it in an RV that had no business being on the road, with two best mates, one of them a quadruple amputee needing full-time care. Meet Daniel Ennett and Frederick Kroetsch, the buddies behind this brutally funny and wildly important
Crip Trip: The weight of care
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https://youtu.be/_FnS-buGEq8 Listen to this Article Smarter Blinds for Greater Independence – Leafi Home For individuals facing mobility or dexterity challenges, something as simple as adjusting window blinds can become a daily barrier. Leafi, a Canadian-based smart home technology company, is lifting that barrier—bringing increased independence, comfort, and control into homes with their innovative device: the
Smarter Blinds for Greater Independence
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Listen to this Article A multi-voice interview featuring Nancy Weintraub, Emily Ladau, and Nicole Lynn Evans People with disabilities exist in the entertainment industry. But how often do you see them on screen? They’re either missing, written as afterthoughts, or often portrayed by non-disabled actors. In an era when the entertainment industry is critically examining
Reimagining Hollywood:
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Listen to this Article The Association for the Physically Disabled in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (APD NMB), was established 84 years ago. This organisation has evolved into a remarkable force for inclusive employment, practical skills training and socioeconomic empowerment, not through speeches or symbolic campaigns, but through real, structured, everyday work. In a country where
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