AFA August 2025

Dr. Marjorie Aunos in the Hawaiian rainforest surrounded by her son and other family members Listen to this Article Parenting is hard, unpredictable and relentlessly demanding. Now imagine parenting as a person with a disability. That’s not hypothetical for Dr. Marjorie Aunos, it’s her everyday reality. After a car accident left her with a spinal […]

Listen to this Article Sam Sullivan’s life changed forever at 19 when a spinal cord injury left him with quadriplegia. As the reality of living with a high-level disability set in, his world began to shrink. He relied on disability benefits, battled deep depression, and considered whether life was even worth continuing. But instead of

Listen to this Article Nina is the sort of woman who’d probably apologize for the rain. Warm, wickedly witty and absolutely running on fumes, she’s the type who’ll answer your DMs mid-laundry with a cuppa in one hand and a dog under the other. But don’t let the domestic whirlwind fool you. This woman is

Listen to this Article Debbie Austin In this issue of Accessibility for All, we explore what it means to live boldly and authentically in a world that too often defines others by their limits instead of their potential. You’ll meet individuals who are not just navigating disability but reshaping the conversation around it. Dr. Patti

Dr. Patti Bevilacqua Listen to this Article “A person with multiple sclerosis walks into a bar… and a table, and a chair, and a wall.”  Dr. Patti Bevilacqua Dr. Patti Bevilacqua’s humour arrives before anything else: sharp, self-aware, and disarming. That’s how she opened her TEDx talk. And that’s how she opens conversations that matter. Her story doesn’t begin

Listen to this Article Capella Design offers beautiful furniture and accessories that elevate the style and function of the home. The company’s mission is to reimagine home mobility so that everyone can enjoy a more functional space without compromising on aesthetics. This fall, Capella is bringing that same vision to hospitality. The team is building

By Saada Branker Listen to this Article It takes one fall in the house to make us side-eye our own home. My father once slipped down a flight of stairs at home, landing in the basement and hurting his shoulder. Afterwards, he and my mother placed a larger mat near the first step for better

Listen to this Article “Yes, I have a disability. But I am not a disabled musician, or a musician with a disability. I’m a musician.” Tim Palm Meet Tim Palm: 27, Swedish, electronic music producer, tech wizard, stage adventurer and owner of a setup he affectionately calls the “Spaceship” which is one part DIY engineering, one-part

By Danniel Swatosh, The Axis Project Jose Hernandez, Jessica De LaRosa and their dog, Mayim Listen to this Article In mainstream narratives, disabled people are often cast as recipients of charity—people to pity awaiting rescue.  A Richard Pryor comedy routine comes to mind, where he plays a disabled person with a “cap in hand” begging

Lindsey Mazza Listen to this Article For many years, Lindsey Mazza played a game no one else could see. It was a quiet game with just one goal: to be perceived as “normal.” Blend in, smile politely, don’t ask for help, don’t draw attention, don’t be an inconvenience. She calls it hiding in plain sight, and