Features Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/features/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:22:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 A Mid-Year Check-In for People with Disabilities https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mid-year-check-in-for-people-with-disabilities/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mid-year-check-in-for-people-with-disabilities/#respond Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7118 Disabled or not, July is your chance to reset—on your terms. Here’s why the mid-year mark matters more than you think. Every year on January 9th, I celebrate not just ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mid-year-check-in-for-people-with-disabilities/feed/ 0 Paralyzed, Not Powerless: My Life Beyond the Word ‘Pobrecito’ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/paralyzed-not-powerless-my-life-beyond-the-word-pobrecito/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/paralyzed-not-powerless-my-life-beyond-the-word-pobrecito/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:37:13 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6961 I Am Not a “Pobrecito”—I Am Unstoppable A bullet struck me at 18 and left me paralyzed from the chest down. My world shifted in ways I never imagined. I ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/paralyzed-not-powerless-my-life-beyond-the-word-pobrecito/feed/ 6 Parting with Your Personal Care Attendant: Heart Wrenching https://www.audacitymagazine.com/parting-with-your-personal-care-attendant-heart-wrenching/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:03:31 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6666 We’ve all faced the pain of ending relationships, but what about the heartache that comes from parting ways with a personal care attendant (PCA)? For physically disabled individuals, this breakup ...

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]]> Challenging Life as an Ambulatory Wheelchair User in College https://www.audacitymagazine.com/challenging-life-as-an-ambulatory-wheelchair-user-in-college/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/challenging-life-as-an-ambulatory-wheelchair-user-in-college/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2024 17:02:45 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6627 My name is Parker Legnon. I’ve been an ambulatory wheelchair user since around 2017, when I got my EDS diagnosis. I have a long history of barriers in the schooling ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/challenging-life-as-an-ambulatory-wheelchair-user-in-college/feed/ 7 Independence and Dependence For Physically Disabled People https://www.audacitymagazine.com/independence-and-dependence-for-physically-disabled-people/ Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:00:07 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6599 Living with a physical disability comes with its own set of challenges, and one of the most significant is striking a balance between independence and dependence. For many of us, ...

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]]> With Hope in Your Heart https://www.audacitymagazine.com/with-hope-in-your-heart/ Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:30:50 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=4842 In the pre-ADA era, while struggling for inclusion and putting forth an unending effort, a leader in her own quiet way took on the system with no help from anyone ...

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]]> I am Happy on Wheels https://www.audacitymagazine.com/i-am-happy-on-wheels/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:11:21 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=4552 At the age of 16, I became a quadriplegic because of a diving accident. Since then, I’ve experienced multiple urinary tract infections, pressure sores, and a long litany of other ...

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]]> Disabled with an Addiction https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disabled-with-an-addiction/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disabled-with-an-addiction/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:10:57 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=2839 “Just one more,” I think to myself. “The pain is really bad, so I have no choice.” That was my mantra. What I tried to convince myself was the truth, ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/disabled-with-an-addiction/feed/ 15 GMOs vs. Organic – Part 2 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/gmos-vs-organic-part-2/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/gmos-vs-organic-part-2/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 19:08:24 +0000 http://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=2651 If you had the option of going to the grocery store to buy food that could prevent you from making so many trips to the doctor, would you do it? ...

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