Controlling the Challenge: Starting a Business with a Disability
November 18, 2022
Starting a business is never easy. Below are three lessons I learned when starting my business, Horizontal Houses. Horizontal Houses was created to... Read More
Voices from the Community
Our blog offers stories from the community, updates from the Reeve Foundation, and breaking news on research.
The opinions expressed in these blogs are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Creating My “Normal”: My Journey as a Disabled Teacher-in-Training
October 19, 2022
Merriam-Webster defines normal as “conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern; characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or... Read More
An EmpowHering Year
October 18, 2022
Last October, I wrote about a new program that Disability EmpowHer Network had launched called EmpowHer Camp. I shared that EmpowHer Camp is a... Read More
Mammograms from a Wheelchair
October 13, 2022
Mammogram…. The word alone can erase the smile from most women’s faces. The idea of some stranger seeing bare skin, invading your personal space, and... Read More
Ain't I a Woman?
October 11, 2022
What is womanhood? Who defines it? And most importantly, who gets to decide that a woman is woman enough? Read More
My Long Journey to Physical Education
September 29, 2022
At the end of August 2002, I was looking forward to my second year as a high school athletic director and physical education teacher. An accident... Read More
My Tips for Accessible Gaming
September 27, 2022
Many people with disabilities enjoy playing video games. Read More
Wheeling around the World
September 23, 2022
In 2018, I had just graduated college from the University of Illinois and moved back home. Read More
My Mental Health Journey as a Disabled Girl
September 6, 2022
As someone who has suffered from clinical depression, health anxiety, and occasional suicidal thoughts, I can affirm that people with disabilities... Read MoreThe opinions expressed in these blogs are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.