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The article from The Mighty highlights an episode of Speechless, where a young man with CP takes charge of his IEP meeting at school. The importance of teaching all children and young adults to [...]

A contributor The Mighty blog clarifies for us that accessible doesn’t mean inclusive, “One important point that needs to be made is that accessible doesn’t mean all children can [...]

The Baltimore Orioles Major League Baseball team did something special to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Federation of the Blind, who is also based in Baltimore, Maryland. The [...]

I found an interesting article sparked by the 10th anniversary of 9/11 that talked about the forgotten people in the world trade center; people with disabilities. The article says that in times [...]

Zach Anner has Cerebral Palsy and makes a living spreading awareness with humor; he recently tried his first video game and challenged his pro-gamer friend with an adapted X-box controller by [...]

You will never really know what it is like for someone else until you experience it yourself. So how do we help others and how do we know what their struggles are? Ask. You may not fully [...]

Actually, you are your label; but you can change your label. Alvin shares a few points about attitude. He was born without arms and was raised by adoptive parents because in the 60’s babies [...]

Kelly had a lot to deal with after she had a spinal stroke; she was dealing with a new disability and her husband left her in the midst of her recovery; she said at the time she was at an [...]

A Perham, MN student-athlete presented a jersey to a special friend of his; his friend Quenten Schumacher has cerebral palsy and is Jenson Beachy’s biggest fan. The pair talks less about [...]

was diagnosed around age 9 with Scleroderma, a condition that affects the connective tissue in the skin; it is a progressive autoimmune disease. She said at first it was not bad but it worsened [...]