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 …
Leslie Estimable, Jesus Perez, Andre Crespo and Angel Blanco all have felt the isolation and loneliness that can come only from having a physical disability. But, all four men have …
I recently came across a news story about the U.N. diplomats writing a treaty regarding the rights of the disable ach department phone d. The focus of this particular story …
In his autobiography “And There Was Light”, Jacques Lusseyran tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a teenage member of …
This is a hard time for me. The first of March is the one-year anniversary of my son’s death. I really don’t know what to say about that, except, I’m …
Life is political-along with other things, of course. We live in society and our social lives are political. That’s pretty obvious. We deal with politics on a daily basis and …
Paul, former physical education instructor, traveled from the northeast to attend this event. Thursday night in Coconut Grove, Florida, about 20 people gathered on the third floor of Shake A …
Karen Mitchell has a goal to top all of her other sail ing ach department phone achievements. She wants to be the first woman to represent the USA sailing team …
Magnus Liljedahl, winner of the Star Class Sailing 2000 Olympic Gold Medal for the USA, is spearheading the newly named TeamPARADISE effort in Coconut Grove, Florida. The program, which teaches …