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A group of people wearing ADAPTS yellow t-shirts at the booth at Abilities Expo. Ms. Wheelchair California 2018 Krystina Jackson is there with them wearing her crown and sash.

Oct 31

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Are You Prepared in an Emergency? ADAPTS Has Your Back

Editor’s Note: When retired flight attendant Robin Wearley received a call from her friend John Morris (the man behind WheelchairTravel.org) to discuss emergency evacuation protocol for wheelchair travelers, she realized the industry needed to ...

A 9-year-old boy wearing sunglasses on a three-wheeled handcycle

Betsy Bailey · Assistive Technology · Community Partners · Entertainment · Exercise · Health · Medical Devices · Spina Bifida · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Sports · Youth Programs

Oct 23

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Boy with Spina Bifida Surprised with Custom Handcycle

Editor’s Note: Diagnosed with spina bifida before birth, nine-year-old Charlie Krouse uses a wheelchair for mobility but has full use of his upper body. Earlier this year, Freedom Concepts teamed up with the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL team, two ...

David Poole sits in his wheelchair in a shallow river. He his casting a fishing pole.

Betsy Bailey · Accessible Travel · Exercise · Health · Medical Devices · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Sports

Oct 16

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Madman David Poole Invites You to Join His Outdoor Adventures

Townsend, Montana native “Madman” David Poole is rarely, if ever, indoors. If you do catch him in a place with indoor plumbing and heating, he’s either asleep at home or at work, traveling the country with the Abilities Expo as a ...

Josh Landmann in racing wheelchair facing camera, Tanja Henseler in wheelchair holding medal, and the McLauden brothers in their wheelchairs looking at each other with one arm around each other.

Betsy Bailey · Exercise · Health · Special Events · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair Sports

Oct 10

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Road to Tokyo: Yoocan Storytellers Pursue Paralympic Dreams

With less than a year before the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games, these athletes (who have each shared their stories on Yoocan) have their nose to the grindstone as they fight for the chance to represent their country in Tokyo. Will they realize their ...

Betsy Bailey · Community Partners · Spinal Cord Injury · Wheel:Life

Oct 03

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How Stefan Freeman Found His Niche After a Life-Changing Injury

Editor’s Note: Growing up in Vail, Colorado, Stefan Freeman was immersed in ski culture. Opting for a change of scenery, he left home in the pursuit of sunny skies and an education at the University of California Santa Barbara. After ...

Two hook hands holding a clapperboard that reads, "Production, Superfest Disability Film Festival."

Betsy Bailey · Advocacy · Entertainment · Special Events · Wheel:Life · Wheelchair

Sep 24

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Superfest Film Festival Gives Disability Community a Voice

Editor’s Note: In 2012, the Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University partnered with LightHouse for the Blind and took over Superfest, the longest-running disability film festival in the world. As the associate director at ...

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