Judith Heumann & Fred Maahs, Jr. Judy Heumann got polio when she was 18 months old. At the age of 18, Fred Maahs, Jr., had a diving accident which rendered him a paraplegic. Although they were born only 15 years apart, their experiences growing up in the United States as people with disabilities were as different as […]
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Listen to this Article “I have travelled to many places around the world since I broke my neck and became paralyzed from the chest down. Since my accident, I use a wheelchair to get around, and if there is one thing I can tell you for sure, the word “accessibility” has different meanings just about everywhere you go. Hotel managers have literally
Listen to this Article October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush in 1990. Since then, many physical barriers that once prevented people with disabilities from having the same access to public
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Listen to this Article Annie Gable celebrates her victory with a big hug from her Buddy, Ian Curly, from the Best Buddies chapter at Haverford High School in Havertown, PA. For over 30 years, Best Buddies programs have helped to create more inclusive communities across the United States and around the world. When founder, Anthony
Listen to this Article Childhood Disabilities Parent Advocate Christine Staple Ebanks Releases New Book Virtually, I’m Just Like You But Different: A story about living with cerebral palsy Somerset, New Jersey, United States, October 14, 2020. “I’m just like you but different: A story about living with cerebral palsy” was recently released by author Christine Staple Ebanks
Listen to this Article (On the Caribbean island of Dominica) The management, the teachers, and the parents of the Achievement Learning Centre (ALC) have developed a new appreciation for their slogan: “Turning Potential into Possibilities”. Like many organizations across the globe, Achievement Learning Centre has been negatively affected by the onslaught of COVID-19. In addition to the issues
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Listen to this Article Many people with disabilities view themselves as not having a disabilitity. Instead their view is that the world just isn’t built for them and that what is truly needed is universal design to allow them to live their lives as easily and as independently as possible. On July 26, 1990, The
Listen to this Article Some of the accessible areas of the city are listed at the end of the article. Warsaw is the capital of Poland, the country in the Central Europe, famous for the Solidarity movement which contributed to the fall of communism on the continent. As most of its attractions is now closed because
Listen to this Article PR Lead for Alexa and Echo Devices at Amazon She is not defined by her disability. In June 2011, Mrunmaiy was traveling from Nagpur to Mumbai with her parents. Since this was going to be a long 840km drive, they started their journey around 6:30 am. Mrunmaiy and her Dad both
Listen to this Article “… I grew up with an ethic of service.” Angela F. Williams is president and CEO of Easterseals in the United States of America. They are the nation’s leading nonprofit provider of life-changing services and powerful advocacy for people with disabilities of all ages, including veterans and seniors. She is the
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