I’ve come a long way since a car accident that left me paralyzed neck downwards in December 2009. From being completely immobile after the accident to winning 4 gold medals …
Inspiration Porn Debate
On a recent day last April, during a speech at the Ted-X conference in Australia, disabled activist Stella Young coined a new phrase that has since rocked the disabled community. …
Lara’s Story: Look at Your Ability Not Disability
So tell us, what’s your story? My name is Lara Bertetto-Bauman. I am 37 years old and have a form of Muscular Dystrophy called Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type II. It …
Internet Marketing Professional with OI
Audacity Magazine is searching all over the world to hear the stories of people with physical disabilities. We have a voice and it deserves to be heard. We took a …
The Two Fingered Gardener Blooms All Year Long
My name is Niki Preston, also known as The Two Fingered Gardener. I was born with Phocomelia so I have two fingers on my right hand and a tiny little …
Higher Education: The Missing Piece in the UN Resolution for Worldwide Disability Rights
As the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) prepares to begin its ninth session April 15 – 19, 2013, are they missing the role that higher education …