Dreams, Inc. is launching the first ever Mr. Wheelchair America competition, to held near Washington, DC in July 2007. For more than 35 years, women from all over the United …
State Coordinator for Ms. Wheelchair Iowa Speaks Up
In 1991 I was crowned Handicapped Woman of Iowa. I competed with women who had all sorts of disabilities: blind, deaf, women using walkers, and wheelchairs. When I first heard …
Ms. Wheelchair 2005
Long before the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in the early 1990s, there was the Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant blazing a trail to educate …
Pakkie’s Journey
I am a woman with a disability. Years ago, before the polio vaccine, I contracted the polio virus which would leave me with limited use of my arms and legs. …
Wheels of Dreams
Des Moines, Iowa hosted the 31st annual Ms. Wheelchair America Pageant this past July. This 6 day event brought together 24 state titleholders, each of them being a spokesperson for …