Blogs

Rolling With Freedom: My Life Changing Ride in a Wheelchair Accessible Van

There’s something incredibly powerful about being able to move through the world on your own terms. For me, that power comes through the doors of my wheelchair-accessible van...

Navigating A Neurodiverse Life

From the moment I started my education, I knew I was a bit different from the other children. At the time, I didn’t have the words to explain what I was feeling or experiencing — just a deep sense that I didn’t quite fit into the world around me...

3 months, 5 months, 8 months - Creative Writing Contest Winner 2025

Everything was the same, as it should be, but it wasn’t, everything felt different, I was different. As I opened the door to my little college apartment after ten long days away, I saw that everything was identical as when I left, cleaner than I left it even...

Raise Your Voice for Authentic Representation

July is Disability Pride Month, which is a chance to celebrate who we are as a disabled community. Not just as people with disabilities, but as a powerful, diverse community. For me, it’s a time to reflect on how far we have come, but also the work we need to move towards...

Disability and Mental Health: Awareness and Community

Since receiving treatment for my OCD, anxiety, and depression, I live a full and meaningful life despite my health conditions. But finding and creating communities of others with similar experiences has helped me to unlearn internalized ableism and internalized mental health stigma...

The Intersection: Disability and Career

Navigating disability is a multifaceted experience that can profoundly impact various aspects of life. One of the most significant is in the realm of career. For many, work is not just a source of income; it’s also a means of identity, social interaction, and personal fulfillment...

Friends Without Barriers

Friendships are like glitter, shimmering, magical, and impossible to ignore when they’re real. The best ones sparkle with love, joy, and unwavering support, catching the light in ways that make life feel golden but when you live with a disability, friendships often come with extra layers of complexity....

Redefining Disability in Fashion

When we think about fashion, we don’t tend to think of accessibility. Fashion is a form of creative expression; we can curate how we want to look at the outside world with our clothing choices. When adding accessibility to the mix, it tends to create a barrier which we need to work to mend...

Overcoming Barriers: Promoting Inclusion in Travel

My bag was packed, my boarding pass was loaded and I was on my way to the airport. I had done this trip before and I knew what I was doing, or at least...I thought I did. Travelling independently was something I knew I could do eventually, but until now, I had always travelled with a companion...

Teetor's Speedostat

If you have ever sent a text, read an audiobook, or sipped from a bendy straw, then you have used something created for and by a disabled person. There are several inventions thought up and brought to life by disabled people, but would you have ever thought a blind person could have invented a universal car part...

From One Entrepreneur to Another: We're putting the "ability" in "disability"

Jason Santry has taken the "dis" out of disability with his motto "Rock your abilities," which he lives by every day. Jason Santry is a man who was born with cerebral palsy. His incredible determination and drive led him to lead a life that's anything but ordinary. Jason is the proud owner of Ability Property Maintenance...

The Power of Education: Unlocking Potential

Education is the backbone of personal growth, societal advancement, and global development. By empowering individuals, breaking cycles of poverty, and fostering a more informed, empathetic, and innovative world, education remains a vital investment in our collective future...