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STRENGTH THROUGH ADVERSITY
 OTHERS

Life on wheels Hello, my name is Nick and I’m 25 years old & from California. I was injured at 17 in a diving accident at my hometown lake. The a…

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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

STRENGTH THROUGH ADVERSITY
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Chris Barkley-Athlete

My Story My name is Chris Barkley (@chriswbarkley) and I’m from Spokane, Washington. I suffered a C4 level spinal cord injury while skiing, 2 and a half years…
Muscular Dystrophy

Weakness as his Strength
Rare Disease & Syndrome

Getting rediagnoised in a pandemic

My story Getting re-diagnosed in a pandemic. This past year was a whirlwind for many people and reasons. From the pandemic to the world slowing down and reeva…
Other

7 Small Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs With Disabilities
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Is accessibility just an „optional luxury“?

Why do I still feel like a „spoiled princess with annoying special wishes" most of the time I ask or care about the accessibility of a party or a ven…
Amputee

AmpCamp
Amputee

Carbon_ela: Partly bionic, mostly human!

Amputeesupport- Your pain today can be someone`s light tomorrow. If amputation is the only choice you have, you are feeling afraid, ashamed, and maybe useless. At this point, it may help you to talk to somebody, wh…
Other

The "Smile-o-Meter"
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

How I needed up not walking anymore

The story of how I can’t walk anymore Crash! I was actually at the gym in Westchase and I was riding home with my crazy girlfriend driving behind me since my bike was only made for one pe…
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Izzie Busy Bees Journey with CP
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

30 years and still so much more to do.

Life in a wheelchair We will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the ADA on July 26. When I think about commemorating the beginnings of the ADA, I cannot help but wond…
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Meeting the President | Believe in Yourself
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Light at the End of the Tunnel

There is a Light at the End of the Tunnel Heya! My name is Efena Otobo (@efenasmiles) and I'm a paraplegic. Six years ago, I was in a car accident that left me paralyzed from the waist down. …
Down Syndrome

Nothing down about Down syndrome!
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Living Life Undefined By My Disability

More Than My Disability Hi, I’m Kimberly. I’m a 20 something-year-old Disability Lifestyle blogger on The Sitting Beauty Diaries.
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

A Disability Does Not Define A Person
Cerebral Palsy (CP)

The Story Behind TheQueenofAmbition

The Start I grew a passion for being an advocate for the disabled community through my visions and stigmas that exist in public for those with disabilities I k…
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Wife of SCI starts a movement about awareness of access barriers

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