September 28, 2011 in Disability Insights, Disability Interviews, Disability News, Disability Rights Advocates by Maureen
When you think about the most important day in your life, what comes to mind? Maybe it’s your high school graduation or your first day of college. Perhaps it’s your wedding day or the miraculous birth of your first born child. Or maybe it’s something as simple as spending a fulfilling day with a sick loved one or seeing the love of your life for the first time. Read the rest of this entry →
September 23, 2011 in Disability Insights, Disability Interviews, Disability News by Maureen
The great thing about Ilivewithadisability.com is that we are a community with one common thread that connects us all; disability. Within our large community, there are many diverse and unique disabilities. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: spinal cord injuries, Travis Roy Foundation
June 21, 2011 in Disability Interviews, Disability News, Disability Rights Advocates by Maureen
When Ben Richards set out to become a successful visual effects artist and graphic designer almost two decades ago, he never could have imagined he would become a world traveling documentary filmmaker living out his dream career. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: career, documentary, filmmaker, the arts
June 21, 2011 in Disability Interviews, Disability News, Disability Resources, Disability Rights Advocates by Courtney
Colleen is a disability rights leader, advocate, and visionary. Her passion for assisting The Prosthetics Outreach Foundation, which assists amputees in developing countries, is evident by her commitment to raising money and awareness for the 100 Miles in 100 Days campaign.
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Tags: 100 miles in 100 days, advocate, amputees, prosthetics
April 20, 2011 in Disability Interviews, Disability News by Maureen
Interview with Shauna Bruce-Hamburger of Divine Potential
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
Shauna Bruce-Hamburger is the perfect representation of this powerful quote. An optimist from a very young age, Shauna has always maintained a “glass half full” type attitude despite dealing with more than her share of struggle and challenge. Born with Spina bifida, Shauna vowed from an early age that she would never let her “so called” disability get in the way of living her life to the fullest. Read the rest of this entry →
Tags: disability, inspirational, interview, shauna, Spina bifida