Four women with different physical abilities talk about what fashion means to them and how they deal with fashion challenges. Cheryl and Lainie both have Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) and wear AFO leg braces. Lainie…

What is Nature and how is it beneficial to our emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being? Bonnie Lewkowicz (Program Manager, Access Northern California) and Lori Gray (Adventures & Outings Program Coordinator) both work for the Bay Area…

International Dance Day is April 29th. Here in Northern California we have Bay Area Dance Week with all types of free dance classes and performances. As Judith Smith, co-founder of the physically integrated dance company,…

  Professor Catherine Kudlick, of San Francisco State University, directs the The Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability and the annual SuperFest International Disability Film Festival. Born blind, Catherine had numerous corrective eye surgeries and now…

Recently I attended an annual patient conference and had a conversation which served as a catalyst for a couple of blog posts and this podcast episode. What advice do you give someone experiencing apathy and…

September is National Preparedness Month. If you have a chronic health condition, an injury, or are physically, developmentally, or intellectually disabled there is additional preparedness planning you’ll need to do in the event of a…

That software engineer is Chris Schlechty — a fellow member of the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s National Community Advisory Committee. We talk about home automation, on-demand services, apps, self-driving cars, smart devices, and Seattle’s microbrews. Check…