by Howard Blas Listen to this Article Dean Cohen has fond memories of growing up in the Jewish youth movement of Melbourne, Australia. While Cohen and his peers participated in B’nai Akiva or Habonim youth groups and camps, he remembers that “people with disabilities were excluded. They didn’t have the same social and camp experiences […]
Listen to this Article President and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities It’s not a stretch to think that an Anthropology major who grew up in Louisiana, attended Emory University in Atlanta, served in the Obama Administration, and happens to have a disability, would one day be the President and CEO of The
Listen to this Article Mindy Scheier, Founder, Runway of Dreams Mindy Scheier was a fashion designer and stylist for over 20 years working for brands like the INC collection and Sak’s Fifth Avenue in New York City. But never did she imagine that a comment from her son, Oliver, would cause her career to take a
by Albert Pensis and Michael Feeley, Saba Island Properties Listen to this Article When we left New York City and moved to Saba, we became “expats”. We didn’t even think about it until people started calling us that –“Oh. You’re expats. There are lots of foreigners here on Saba.” We’re people. Yes, from another country,
by Howard Blas Listen to this Article The American Camping Association (ACA), which employs more than 320,000 camp staff and serves over 7.2 million children in its 2,400 ACA-accredited camps report in a 2017 study that 44% of camps offer specialized programs for individuals with disabilities. They proudly note, “For 120 years, the organized camp
Listen to this Article Leading by Example On the Caribbean island of Dominica, the Achievement Learning Center (ALC), operating under ‘Circle of Friends’, was formed in 2011 as a private, non-profit school for children with disabilities. ALC fills the gap that existed on the island for access to special education services for children whose needs
Listen to this Article “If I can teach you to sail as a fit person, then I must give that other person who is differently challenged the same opportunity, making sailing inclusive.” ~ Bob Bailey, Director, Sailability Antigua Antiguans with disabilities are given the opportuity to sail, thanks to the efforts of Sailability Antigua. Activities
Listen to this Article “Disability need not be a limitation” The Miss Wheelchair Canada pageant showcases women’s beauty and inner strength forcing people to look beyond their disability. It challenges current perceptions of women who are wheelchair users and attempts to break barriers. The pageant is devoted to the motto “disability need not be a
“To develop collective resilience in order to find and implement sustainable and inclusive solutions that leave no one behind.” This is one of Fondation Haitienne de Réhabilitation’s (FONHARE) objectives as it seeks to create a better life for people with disabilities in Haiti. The organization runs a Universal Accessibility Program to address exclusion, inequality, discrimination,
Listen to this Article Inspired by the formation of the National Society for Crippled Children (later Easterseals) in the US three years earlier, Easter Seals in Canada had its beginnings in the province of Ontario on November 28, 1922, when 10 representatives from seven Rotary Clubs throughout the province came together to form the Ontario