Way back in the days when I was a youngin’…in 2007… Just kidding! Though, way back in late 2007 was the first time I wrote for Audacity Magazine. I don’t …
Nina Ellis Cruises through Challenge
My name is Nina Ellis, and I’m 35 years old. I live in Ladson, SC, about 30 minutes away from downtown Charleston. My specific disability is unknown, since I have …
My Disability Isn’t My Competition
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 …
Impossible to Label: That’s Me
Editor’s note: Tashauna’s post will be filed under the name of her column . She was a contributor to Audacity Magazine many years ago so it is only fitting that …
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 …
Not Working Wasn’t An Option for Athena
I never kept track of the number of broken bones I had growing up as a small, fragile child with OI, (Osteogenesis Imperfecta). Perhaps thirty fractures in all, but that …
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 …
Jon Morrow from Boost Blog Traffic
Almost two years ago, I met Jon Morrow at NMX in Las Vegas. He was the only speaker at the conference with a physical disability yet, he doesn’t write or …