Click here to read the 1st part of the Dateabiity Q&A Safety is a significant concern in online dating. What safety measures and policies have you implemented to protect users, particularly those who may be more vulnerable due to their disabilities? Safety is our top priority and we believe that educating our users is the …
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Listen to this Article Eileen Davidson once worked full-time as an esthetician, but at the age of 29, the debilitating pain caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compelled her to cease working. Today, RA significantly impacts Eileen’s daily life. Eight years have passed and chronic pain and fatigue continue to be the most challenging aspects of …
Eileen Davidson – from Rheumatoid Arthritis discovery to advocacy
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Listen to this Article VIA Rail is Canada’s national inter-city passenger rail operator, owned by the Canadian government. Its train routes help passengers reach destinations of their choice, from national scenic attractions to metropolitan hubs to coastal villages. Vast is one way to describe the terrain of this second largest country in the world. In …
How VIA Rail Canada keeps accessibility on track
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Listen to this Article Julia McNally (The RA Yogi), certified yoga teacher living with rheumatoid arthritis When were you diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? I was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) at the age of two years. At 16 I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I also live with other autoimmune diseases, likely because …
Making travel easier for those with arthritis
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Listen to this Article Effie is an American writer, author and arthritis advocate. She wrote, Keeping it real with Arthritis: stories from around the world. How has rheumatoid arthritis impacted your daily routine and activities? I’ve been living with rheumatoid arthritis for 19 years now. At 18, doctors diagnosed me with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. …
Listen to this Article Patrice de Peiza, OT Reg.(Ont.), ND, MScCH “If I could tell people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) one thing, it’s to manage your stress,” says Patrice de Peiza, a registered Occupational Therapist, and a registered Naturopathic Doctor in Toronto. “There’s good stress versus distress, and there are elements of both in planning …
Key Considerations for People Living and Travelling with RA
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Listen to this Article As autumn descends on the northern hemisphere and makes our days grow short, Accessible Journeys is grateful to have so many illuminating contributors, shining the way. Our writers might come from different parts of the globe, but they all share the love of travel and the desire for it to be …
Lighting the path to limitless travel for all
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Listen to this Article Your best travel experience When thinking of my best travel experience, some wonderful memories pop into my mind. My best experiences are about the little memories and laughs and less about the destination. Sometimes even playing tourist in your own area can be great because it’s easy to go back again …
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Listen to this Article First of all I’d like to say my summer was one of the best I have ever had. It all started at my Shadow Mountain Camp, a camp for only 5th graders in my school district and I went by myself for two days and loved it. We stayed in cabins in …
Listen to this Article No Barriers made it possible for me to climb a mountain in a Grit chair. A Grit chair is a manual chair with handles that you pull and push to move yourself, up and down the mountain. I took a dance class with J.R. Martinez. We both learned to dance together. …
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