A Changing Places toilet at The Deep Aquarium, Hull By Helen Evans of Aveso The UK’s Changing Places campaign has come a long way since it was launched in 2006. Significant successes have been achieved in 2021 after years of hard work, including the introduction of new legislation requiring venues […]

Joyce Bender with children with disabilities in Indonesia People with disabilities need paychecks, not pity “I am on a crusade to find competitive employment for people living with disabilities. No matter where you live in the world, if you have a disability, you are my brother or my sister. Remember people

Dr. Jennifer Camulli has over 30 years’ experience in working with and advocating for people with disabilities. Her previous roles include Certified Accessibility Consultant, Certified Educational Therapist and Head of Inclusion. She is currently leading the efforts to place accessibility at the heart of planning for Expo 2020 Dubai, the first

    You’ve probably seen Connor Long, in a movie, or on the Red Carpet, or perhaps on a stage advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. At nearly 27 years old, he’s already made a name for himself in Hollywood and in the lives of countless people with disabilities

All the right ingredients to be a leader By: Fred J. Maahs, Jr. I spoke with Collette Divitto, owner of Collettey’s Cookies, and her mother, Rosemary, recently for a candid discussion about Collette, her bakery, and the relationship between them as business-owner and manager/advisor.  It was an interesting, inspiring and even

Accessible Ventures Transportation of St. Maarten (AVTS) has been redefining the meaning of special needs transportation services since February of 2005 when they were first founded. They discovered a niche in the market for professional, caring special needs services, driven by personnel with expertise in the field.  They set out to

Andrea and Cara both love the outdoors. Leisure time is usually spent cycling, swimming, kayaking and hiking. They are an easy-going couple whose connection was almost instant when they met in 2014. As they got to know each other, they soon realized that there were many similarities between them which further

YAI has been providing innovative services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) since its founding in 1957, at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. The nonprofit was launched in February of that year out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by co-founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people.

By Fred J. Maahs, Jr. From writing an open letter to becoming a disability advocate I had the pleasure of meeting Matthew Walzer a few years ago when he was being honored with a Catalyst Award at the Annual Convention for The Arc.  On that night, Matthew took the podium to

I’m talking to her and she’s fidgeting. She’s talking and tapping away with that pencil. The orange-yellowish blur is driving me crazy and I want to grab her wrist to make it stop. Finally, it stops. Now I’m answering her and she’s looking at my left ear, then over to the