Speak! My Path to Becoming a Theater Techie
April 8, 2024
Magic is occurring in the auditorium. The curtains open, and the lights fade to blue. An ogre runs upstage. The music starts, and the others on stage... Read MoreOur 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.
April 8, 2024
Magic is occurring in the auditorium. The curtains open, and the lights fade to blue. An ogre runs upstage. The music starts, and the others on stage... Read MoreMarch 8, 2024
I am a part of EmpowHer Camp, a yearlong leadership program for disabled young women and it starts with a week of camping in the Adirondacks,... Read MoreMarch 1, 2024
While I have always identified as being disabled, I wasn’t always involved with the Disability Community. I’m personally proud to be a woman with a... Read MoreFebruary 9, 2024
I had never skied before my spinal cord injury (SCI) in July 2014, but while still in inpatient rehabilitation in February 2015, the recreational... Read MoreJanuary 16, 2024
‘’I woke up and I couldn't feel my legs.’’ This is what I said on May 6, 2016. You see, on this day I had a massive stroke that paralyzed me from the... Read MoreJanuary 9, 2024
Over the summer, I ended up traveling back-to-back to Las Vegas and 48 hours later to Austin, Texas. Airfare travel takes a lot of self-advocacy from... Read MoreJanuary 2, 2024
In the Disability Community, we speak a lot about advocacy and its many different forms. In the last couple of months, I have been reflecting on what... Read MoreDecember 22, 2023
My name is Emily Lickman, I’m 18 years old, and as a member of the Disability Community, I am tired of TV shows that keep hiring nondisabled people... Read MoreDecember 18, 2023
“Watching you dance made me see my own disability in a different way” - a fellow artist relayed this to me last year after I was invited to perform... 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.