This visit discusses the similarities and differences among people, emphasizing that while we all have unique physical and personal characteristics, we share common desires like being understood. It specifically introduces the concept...

This video explores the concept of disabilities, focusing on physical disabilities and how they can impact a person's ability to walk, talk, hear, see, or touch. It emphasizes that disabilities are just one aspect of a person and that...

Adults With Disabilities (AWD) Synchronized Swim is the first of its kind in the United States. The sport is more than mesmerizing, it is helping people with disabilities take their lives back. Leading the way for this club and...

WATFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 27: A FAMILY from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan. Both of...

Nearly fifteen percent of the world's population lives with a disability, yet this massive chunk of humanity is still routinely excluded from opportunities. Sharing her experience growing up with an autistic sister, disability inclusion...

THE world of beauty pageants has helped two disabled sisters find their confidence and, for one of them, her first words. From a young age, both Ava, 9, and 4-year-old Jessa struggled with their confidence, with Jessa unable to speak at...

WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - DECEMBER 09: THE world of beauty pageants has helped two disabled sisters find their confidence and, for one of them, her first words. From a young age, both Ava, 9, and 4-year-old Jessa struggled with...

Non-profit called A.R.T. helps disabled individuals bring their creative visions to life with the help of special technologies and highly trained assistants. Those with physical disabilities have long since been an untapped resource...

The hall lights dim…..a hush comes over the audience … the command “places everyone” is given… there is a palpable stillness in the air as the first notes of the opening piece float out of the speakers...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 06: A 17-YEAR-OLD girl with paralysed arms has sworn that she’ll never let her disability stop her from dancing. Sarah Todd Hammer, from Atlanta, was just eight years old when she developed acute flaccid...

AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life. 22-year-old Jasmine Manuel has Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type 3 – a severe form of...

KENNESAW, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 03: AN UNSTOPPABLE woman with a brittle bone condition has embarked on an intense workout regime, despite having broken literally hundreds of bones in her life. 22-year-old Jasmine Manuel has Osteogenesis...

The Catch a Lift Fund (CAL) inspires veterans to get up and get moving again. CAL was founded in 2010, with the sole purpose of helping post-9/11 combat wounded veterans all over the U.S. recover both physically and...

Therapeutic horseback riding can make all the difference! A New Canaan, CT-based therapeutic riding program called New Canaan Mounted Troop, not only helps kids and adults build leadership, responsibility, and confidence...

Discover the transformative journey of adaptive boxing, where individuals with disabilities redefine their capabilities. Breaking free from societal misconceptions, this boxing community fosters camaraderie, resilience, and...

Clark's Botanicals' beauty products were born out of tragedy when company founder Francesco Clark, who then worked at Harper's Bazaar, suffered a crippling spinal cord injury after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool...

Hundreds of friends from her hometown community of New Canaan, CT came out to hear Ann Depuy's son Nick and his band perform, which included a song dedicated to his mother's fight against ALS.



Ann was a vital...

Alex has complex physical and mental health needs, and cannot walk unaided. But due to a severe lack of accessible housing in the area, Alex has to live in a first-floor flat. Alex’s life has been drastically affected by a series of Tory...

MOT 1946: RED CROSS: PHYSICAL THERAPY: EXT WS Nurse & doctor watching disabled male walking down steps w/ crutches. VS Supervising male walking up steps w/ crutches. Crutch, mobility aids

The exploration experiences that children have at an early age play an important role in cognitive development. A research team from the University of Delaware, led by physical therapy professor Cole Galloway, is working on ways to help...

Bailey Vincent has been on the brink of major surgery many times, but this moment is like nothing she has ever dealt with before. In this episode of “Barely Breathing Ballerina”, Bailey faces an unprecedented...

The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities --...

In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar. She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings. Over the course of her...

Every two seconds, someone in the world has a stroke. One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause...