“Excuse Me, Is This the Way to Paradise?”: 1,500km of Freedom on New Zealand’s South Island.
“Excuse Me, Is This the Way to Paradise?”: 1,500km of Freedom on New Zealand’s South Island. Speak to just about any traveler, and they’ll eventually reveal that New Zealand ranks either in their top five countries visited or dangerously high on their bucket list. This far-flung nation, perched on the edge of the earth and […]
Our Man in Japan: Building an Accessible Travel Community
Our Man in Japan: Building an Accessible Travel Community Hey everyone, my name is Josh. I have cerebral palsy and use a power wheelchair to get around my house, my city, and the world. Though I grew up on a farm outside a small Canadian town, I’m writing this today from Tokyo. My first visits […]
RV Life with Accessibility in Mind: Our Family’s Journey to the Right Rig
RV Life with Accessibility in Mind: Our Family’s Journey to the Right Rig At that time, the “we” involved in our road show included myself, my partner Jason, and our (then) three-year-old son Malachi. Our second son, Deacon, has since joined our little traveling band. Our initial venture into RV travel was not one […]
Why Adaptive Clothing Matters: Introducing Vilber’s Adaptive
Why Adaptive Clothing Matters: My Journey with Vilber’s Adaptive Table of Contents I still remember the first time I received a piece of clothing tailored specifically for my body. It was during a significant moment in my life—just before I left for a six-month study trip to Taiwan. My mother surprised me with a beautifully […]
Epic Comeback: Conquering Kilimanjaro After Acquiring a Disability
Discover the resilience required to overcome numerous challenges and setbacks, ultimately leading to success in your mission. In this case, the mission was to scale Kilimanjaro.
Rolling through Challenges: My 3-Year Journey as a Professional Violinist with EDS & Quadriplegia
Amy Wang-Hiller is a professional violinist who also lived with EDS and Quadriplegia. In this personal blog post, she speaks of the difficulties faced when searching for a diagnosis, and when dealing with the changes that her disability brought to her life.
A Night They’ll Never Forget…
A short horror story about three friends and their misadventures involving an old cabin in the woods.
Dating with a Disability Made Easier: Introducing DATEABILITY.
Alexa and Jacqueline Child created Dateability in a bid to try and level the dating field and make dating with a disability or chronic illness a whole lot more accessible and inclusive!
Disability Access in Nigeria: An Inaccessible Environment
Smart JP Akpah is an incredible young man from Nigeria who lives life as a manual wheelchair. In this article, Smart discusses his life in Nigeria and the many barriers which present themselves as a disabled person living in Africa.