AJ April 2024

Sharon Krischer. Blog: TwitchyWoman.com Listen to this Article Fifteen years ago, I received a Parkinson’s diagnosis. My journey began with a neurologist who offered minimal guidance. Feeling lost, I switched to University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) movement disorders clinic, where I found a supportive doctor who gave me my diagnosis. At that time, I

Elisa Richards Listen to this Article   The concept of luxury in travel is a deeply personal and subjective one, shaped by individual preferences and values. While some may find luxury in the trappings of wealth and extravagance, others derive fulfillment from the freedom to explore, connect and experience the world on their own terms.

Listen to this Article Travelling as a blind individual may seem like a daunting task to many, but for Jessie Wang, it is an adventurous journey filled with unique experiences and valuable lessons. She was born with retinitis pigmentosa and by her mid-twenties, was only able to faintly see shapes and light, but no details.

Listen to this Article Kristin Secor, who lives in upstate New York, was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy which affects her strength, balance, endurance and breathing. She is a full-time ventilator user. Travelling is a huge part of Kristin’s life. “It’s a way for me to keep life in perspective because I

Listen to this Article Due to an adverse reaction to medication in September 2021, twenty-four-year-old Aspen Baxter now lives with chronic illness and disability. She is paralyzed from the waist down but travel has been a consistent and vital part of her life. I’ve been travelling my whole life, so it is the only consistent

Listen to this Article Day 1:  Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport You’ll be met by their ground handling team at Kilimanjaro International Airport then transferred your delightful accommodation.  Overnight: Gran Melia Arusha. Day 2:  Arusha to Tarangire National Park After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from hotel lobby and drive you to Tarangire National Park.

Listen to this Article Dahlia Africa’s motivation to offer wheelchair accessible tours stems from the desire to ensure that individuals with disabilities have equal access to travel experiences in Africa. The disability community is a significant segment of the population but many people with disabilities have limited travel options especially due to the accessibility barriers of the

Listen to this Article In the heart of New York City amidst the skyscrapers and bustling streets, lies a unique organization that is changing lives through the power of tandem cycling. InTandem Cycling, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to providing tandem cycling programs to individuals who are blind, have low vision, or face other

Listen to this Article In 2019, amidst the proud graduates of the University of Iowa, one individual with a degree in chemistry did not yet know that her career would take an unexpected turn, leading her from the laboratories of science to the artistry of fashion. What began as a personal endeavour after her 2018