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Chenelle White
Mar 8, 20243 min read
I’m Disabled and it Matters!
I am a part of EmpowHer Camp, a yearlong leadership program for disabled young women and it starts with a week of camping in the...
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Michelle
Feb 9, 20243 min read
Skiing with Friends
I had never skied before my spinal cord injury (SCI) in July 2014, but while still in inpatient rehabilitation in February 2015, the...
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Diana Ashworth
Jan 16, 20243 min read
No One Told Me I Needed a Mental Health Plan
‘’I woke up and I couldn't feel my legs.’’ This is what I said on May 6, 2016. You see, on this day I had a massive stroke that paralyzed...
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Martha Siravo
Dec 18, 20233 min read
Para-Dancing Power
“Watching you dance made me see my own disability in a different way” - a fellow artist relayed this to me last year after I was invited...
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Abigail Dreyer
Dec 15, 20233 min read
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Holidays with a Disability
Halloween. An exciting holiday filled with candy, costumes, and the scariest thing of all: inaccessibility. With the holiday season...
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Erica Mones
Oct 30, 20233 min read
Learning Interdependence As a Disabled Woman
I first heard the word “interdependence” when I was 18. I’d been active in disability spaces for a few years before I was introduced to...
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Angela Lawson
Oct 23, 20233 min read
My Journey From Being An Advocacy Princess To Being An Advocacy Queen
I discovered my passion for advocacy during my high school years. I would help my friends get the necessary accommodations. I worked with...
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Arielle Rausin
Oct 19, 20233 min read
Diving In
I never imagined I would be a scuba diver. Growing up in Florida, I was always an avid swimmer and beach lover, but after my spinal cord...
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Alison Chancellor
Sep 14, 20233 min read
From Wheels to Wings
Why am I 43, and just now getting back into the dating pool? The water’s fine, really. I previously dated a guy who used a wheelchair for...
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Jenny Border
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Couch to 5k: Right to Run
As a person with Arthrogryposis, a visible physical disability that affects my entire body and all aspects of my life, I’ve grown up...
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Rachel Corey
Jan 23, 20233 min read
Yes Ma’am
Two years ago, I did something uncharacteristic of myself: I set a New Year’s resolution, which involved saying one word: “Yes!” Many...
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Lily Wells
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Creating My “Normal”: My Journey as a Disabled Teacher-in-Training
Merriam-Webster defines normal as “conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern; characterized by that which is considered usual,...
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Amber Sexton
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Mammograms from a Wheelchair
Mammogram…. The word alone can erase the smile from most women’s faces. The idea of some stranger seeing bare skin, invading your...
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Curran Brown
Sep 23, 20223 min read
Wheeling around the World
In 2018, I had just graduated college from the University of Illinois and moved back home. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do next in...
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Olivia Calvert
Sep 6, 20223 min read
My Mental Health Journey as a Disabled Girl
As someone who has suffered from clinical depression, health anxiety, and occasional suicidal thoughts, I can affirm that people with...
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Jessica Lynn MacLean
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Deer to My Heart: Wild Care for No Cure
I’m singing along with sopranos, banjos, and fiddles that resound from my tiny speaker. A deer peeks her massive ears around a pine tree...
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Opal Besaw
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Climbing the Mountains: Transitioning to College in a Caregiver Crisis
I am surrounded by mountains everywhere I look. Missoula, Montana may not look like much, but to me, it is symbolic of my hopes, dreams,...
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Anja K. Herrman
Jun 2, 20223 min read
Ugly Laws
Welcome in! "Can I help you find anything today?” A cheery sales associate asked me the minute my wheelchair wheels crossed the threshold...
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Johileny Meran
May 25, 20224 min read
Rolling to Success
My disability has propelled me forward, so why does my family think it holds me back? I’ve spent the last few years of my life becoming a...
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Chenelle White
Apr 4, 20224 min read
I Remember
I remember the day my life changed forever. I was reaching for a snack in the cabinet, next thing I knew, I was on the floor with my...
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