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Please Don't Make Me Prove That I'm Disabled

Lia Seth | Posted 05.01.2013 | Women
Lia Seth

I try to keep the conversation light-hearted at first, but once it's clear that my conversational partner is getting a little too light-hearted, I need to make sure that they know I'm serious about the fact that the blue tag hanging on my rearview mirror is mine.

The Most Handicap-Accessible Destinations Around the World

Oyster | Posted 02.19.2013 | Travel
Oyster

For those with disabilities, the challenges of traveling go beyond just getting to the airport on time and figuring out the TV in their hotel rooms. But fortunately, numerous destinations in the U.S. and abroad continue to work towards making travel for the handicapped as smooth as possible.

Meet Anh, Superheroine Stitching Together a Better Society

Adam Pervez | Posted 01.21.2013 | Impact
Adam Pervez

Anh has never let her disability slow her down. Instead, she worked twice as hard to get where she is today. She sees the ability in others instead of the disABILITY and others achieve more than they ever thought they could. This is her strength. That is her superpower.

The Handicapped Pass

Courtney Garcia | Posted 01.19.2013 | Comedy
Courtney Garcia

I was never properly diagnosed with anxiety, but my whole family has a problem, and it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. The world could be melting into a pit of fire and I would still be worried about whether or not I have apples at home for breakfast.

Kid With Cerebral Palsy Bullied By Grownup? (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 10.04.2012 | Parents

"Stop, please," a tearful Hope Holcomb says in a TV news segment. "Try to be nice." Holcomb, a 10-year-old from East Sparta, Ohio, who has cerebral...

Sports for All

Steve Harknett | Posted 10.01.2012 | Impact
Steve Harknett

I was with eleven people who all live with varying disabilities, and they were doing exactly what I dreamed about when I took this job one year ago: trying something new, pushing their limits, getting out of their comfort zone and eventually mastering it!

No Labels, Please

Tiphany Adams | Posted 09.30.2012 | Impact
Tiphany Adams

I just can't stand the idea of being labeled. Yeah, I know we all do it. It is just an easy way to define people. As I live with paralysis, I realize that labels are more confining than my wheelchair.

Teen Encourages Classmates To Take Students With Disabilities To Prom

Posted 05.23.2012 | Impact

Ben Bunker had never been to a school dance. The Foothill High School senior suffers from a spinal cord tumor and navigates his away around the hal...

Are You Decent?

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.26.2012 | Impact
Sarah O'Leary

I learned long ago not to use God to justify my actions, to act like I'm superior to anyone else, or to rationalize my false need to control the lives of my fellow man and woman. Instead, I try my level best to cultivate my decency, and pray for other Americans to do the same.

Villa for the Blind (PHOTOS)

Arthur Nazaryan | Posted 02.04.2012 | World
Arthur Nazaryan

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Changing Stigmas Through Sports In Ethiopia

Alex Budman | Posted 08.21.2011 | Impact
Alex Budman

From the first second Yonas Tadess enters the gates of the school, it is evident that he is the big man on campus. The stigma that is usually applied to disabled people in Ethiopia does not apply to him.

Aspen and Snowmass -- Wheelchairs and Snowcats

Connie Lawn | Posted 06.04.2011 | Denver
Connie Lawn

It is a pity I cannot ski now, due to my emergency hip surgery last week. Snowmass is well-ramped, and equipped for the disabled. It houses one of the best disabled sports facilities in the country.

Jewish Disability Awareness Month: Remembering The Invisible Minority

Rabbi David Saperstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Religion
Rabbi David Saperstein

We clearly need to change the way our policies address disability issues. But in order to change policies, we must also change attitudes.

Handicap Inaccessibility: My Pet Peeve for the New Year

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Alan Singer

I am discovering that (1) the world is not set up for people who have difficulty walking or are in wheelchairs and (2) I was blind to most of these problems in the past.

India To Offer Eunuchs Special Pension Each Month

Posted 05.25.2011 | World

India's oft-discriminated "third sex" is about to receive government acknowledgment, with thousands of the capital city's massive eunuch population ex...

Connor Olson's Story: Kansas High School Holds Special Graduation For Cancer Patient

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

When Kansas high school student Connor Olson was diagnosed with bone cancer over a year ago, the news came at a difficult time for his school. A fello...

Homelessness Myth #8: One Size Fits All

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Christine Schanes

As homelessness in the United States increased dramatically, some social service agencies created short-term homeless emergency shelters and transitional housing facilities to house homeless people.

Jason Hansen's Story: Firefighters Help Paralyzed Man Be Self-Sufficient

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Each night, Jason Hansen spends four tedious hours showering and dressing for his night shift at a Phoenix Walmart. Because the left side of Hansen's ...

Glenn Beck Believes Gay Handicapped Black Female Immigrant Will Be Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Glenn Beck prepared his listeners Friday for a "radical" Supreme Court nominee after news broke that Justice John Paul Stevens would retire at the end...

Disabled man tackles suspected child molester at Westminster Wal-Mart

Fox 31 | Fox 31 | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

It was anything but an ordinary Saturday at the Wal-Mart at 92nd and Sheridan....