Nothing about us without us. That’s one of the mantras of the disability rights movement and a sentiment that helped frame the first in a series of discussions about ability and disability taking ...
Mission: Our mission is in our name. At Ability Beyond Disability we discover, build and celebrate the ability in all people. Background: Ability Beyond Disability was founded in 1953 by a group of ...
A disability is defined as a physical, mental, or developmental condition that significantly limits one or more major life activities. Disabilities can be visible or invisible, and they can be ...
Disability-led nonprofit Amplify Ability moves inclusion beyond compliance. With support from major tech nonprofit programs. “Inclusion only works when disabled people are part of the decision-making, ...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM)--Ability Connection is an organization that serves adults with disabilities. From North Texas to Austin, they serve over 700 members teaching them independent skills. But their ...
The Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT) has been making its mark with youth with special needs, offering programming for those with developmental disabilities, those on the autism spectrum, the ...
Each year, your big brother waits with anticipation for the start of school and the arrival of basketball season. He loves the game and the inevitability of fierce competition. He proudly wears his ...
In 2010, my son who has Down’s Syndrome (DS), spent his first birthday in an Indian hospital due to severe pneumonia. During late evening of the same day, some sisters from the Missionaries of Charity ...