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Tidbits April 15 2025

Listen to this Article Butt in the Chair: How disability changed my writing habits BLM Recreation sites available to all: Exploring accessibility on California’s public lands Capacity building program: Addressing accessibility Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss. NJ organization helping anyone with disability find work, build […]

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Melisa Ozerska:
Think Deaf people can’t travel the world solo?
Think again!

Antarctica 🇦🇶 – Sunny, silent, and surrounded by endless icebergs… a breathtaking moment of pure magic! Listen to this Article Melisa Ozerska is a globe-trotter, storyteller, advocate, and a full-on adventure lover who’s been stamping her passport with purpose. As a proud Deaf traveller from Estonia, Melisa has roamed far and wide, from bustling cities

Melisa Ozerska:
Think Deaf people can’t travel the world solo?
Think again!
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Two smiling women sitting together in a cozy indoor setting with bookshelves in the background. The woman on the left wears a red and black patterned top with a long necklace, and the woman on the right wears a pink sweater with the word "LOVE" written on it. They are sitting close, with one arm wrapped around each other.

Air Transat annualizes its
Montreal–Fort-de-France, Martinique route

Listen to this Article Montreal, February 20, 2025 – Air Transat, voted 2024 World’s Best Leisure Airline by Skytrax, announces the annualization of its route between Montreal and Fort-de-France, Martinique. In addition to winter flights offered up to four times a week, a summer flight is added every Saturday, from June 7 to October 25,

Air Transat annualizes its
Montreal–Fort-de-France, Martinique route
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Two smiling women sitting together in a cozy indoor setting with bookshelves in the background. The woman on the left wears a red and black patterned top with a long necklace, and the woman on the right wears a pink sweater with the word "LOVE" written on it. They are sitting close, with one arm wrapped around each other.

If you knew Suzy

Suzy turns ‘nevers’ into milestones and obstacles into stepping stones Jane Fischer, author Listen to this Article Jane and Suzy Fischer Every so often, a story walks into your life which reminds you of the power of never saying never. Jane Fischer’s is that kind of story. Jane’s life started like many others. A bright college

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Leadership without limits:
Ben Trockman’s historic role
in Evansville Government

Listen to this Article When Ben Trockman enters a room, it’s with purpose and determination that’s impossible to miss. A spinal cord injury at 17 may have altered his path, but it fueled his mission to redefine what leadership looks like. Now, voted in as Evansville City Council president in January 2025, he’s not just

Leadership without limits:
Ben Trockman’s historic role
in Evansville Government
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