New Mobility magazine’s article The New York Times Disability Series Gives Disabled Writers A Place To Shine gives a great overview of the New York Times series of disability essays. “The one thing most people do know about being disabled…
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A photo essay by Dave Albo, sports photographer extraordinaire and fellow lifter at Barbell Strategy. It’s been a real pleasure training with Katja. Her positive attitude, great work ethic, and willingness to try things is contagious. She is one of…
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From the Washington Post: Kids with disabilities face many challenges. Church shouldn’t be one of them As a practicing Christian, I speak directly to my faith tradition here: When we claim that Jesus said to let the children come to…
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In November, another woman seeking assisted living for her mother-in-law emailed the admissions coordinator at VillageCare at 46 & Ten in Manhattan. “We do not admit residents on wheelchairs,” the coordinator wrote back. By phone, the woman explained that her…
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A participant’s comment, seen at the city’s Open Space Master Plan community workshop: No E-bikes! Let them ride regular bikes like the rest of us. Open Space only for the fit and ambulatory, then?
At one point, CCSVI (Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency) was everywhere as an explanation (and treatment) for MS. I can’t say that I’m particularly surprised that it has now been debunked, by the doctor who coined the term in the first…
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