No one should have to sit on the sidelines because of a disability. A West Michigan organization is making sure people of all abilities can find joy a do a lot— from rollerskating to self-defense, ...
I was surprised when my niece Sophia told me that she had applied for a summer staff position at Landmark College, which she had attended for three weeks the summer between 11th and 12th grades. At ...
July marks Disability Pride Month, a time to commemorate the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act and to celebrate the diversity, resilience, and visibility of the disabled community. This ...
FINDING NEW FRIENDS AND BUILDING NEW RELATIONSHIPS IS SOMETHING CHRISTIE CARVER HAS STRUGGLED WITH OVER THE YEARS. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO DO IT, BUT. TRYING TO FIND FRIENDS TO LIKE CONNECT WITH. CHRISTIE ...
RMIT University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. At a press conference last week, paralympian Dylan Alcott recalled the pain of being a child with a disability. “I had no friends ...
In the eyes of Joe Kantzer, it’s simple. “Family takes care of family.” This was Joe’s response when asked how he ended up being the primary caregiver (along with his wife, Dianne) to his older ...
FOX POINT, Wis. - Pedaling with a purpose, dozens of people are biking nearly 200 miles from Fox Point to Door County to support Bike4Friendship and raise money for The Friendship Circle. The pedaling ...
Joseph Admire plays Connect Four with volunteer Daisy Hayes during a session of Franklin Friends at the Franklin Cultural Arts & Recreation Center. Franklin Friends is a new monthly program for adults ...
My 21-year-old son, Emerson, was born with a chromosome abnormality and only has some language. Still, when he was in elementary school, a lot of the kids who came to our door at Halloween seemed to ...