Disability

Stories about amazing individuals overcoming disabilities both visible and invisible.

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Making Modeling More Inclusive Of Disability, One Brand At A Time

Born with spina bifida, Tatiana A. Lee is fighting for the representation of disabled people by working with Apple, Netflix, and more.
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How America's COVID Reopening Is Like Recovering From A Brain Injury

After a concussion, I rushed to get my life back to normal, and had a major relapse that left me worse off than before. Sound familiar?
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The Guide Dog's Last Hike

When his first guide dog, Tennille, retired, blind hiker Trevor Thomas wondered if he'd ever find another like her.
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Black, Disabled, and Protesting In America

Ulcerative colitis may be incurable, but the same is not true of racism. That's why I fight.
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Ask Ada: I'm Disabled. Should I Settle For Less In Love?

Plus: Ada's advice for a sister worrying that her brother-in-law is isolating her sister during lockdown
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Choosing Between Skiing And My Knees

I was in my 30s when I got new knees, but I needed them long before that. Here's what I learned.
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How Should We Die?

After his own near-death experience left him a double amputee, Dr. B.J. Miller became a specialist in the art of dying well.
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A Silent Field Of Dreams

Curtis Pride, perhaps the most successful deaf ballplayer in the last century, says that for the hearing impaired, baseball is the most inclusive sport.
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The Man Who Created The World Cup of Blind Cricket

George Abraham wanted to do something for blind kids without the same advantages he'd had. So he handed them a ball.
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