advocate Archives - Wheel:Life

09/19/2019

Stares: An Opportunity To Educate the Non-Disabled

Reflecting on my kindergarten years, I remember dreading the day it was my turn for Show and Tell. My biggest fear was standing in front of the classroom with all of my peers staring at me waiting to hear what...

09/15/2017

Former Ms. Wheelchair Illinois Continues to be a Voice for the Community

Editor’s Note: Born with spina bifida, Kim Brown has been a full-time wheelchair user since the 5th grade. After earning two master’s degrees and a successful career teaching in Chicago Public Schools for nearly two decades, opportunity knocked in 2012...

08/11/2017

Comfort Conversations: Change Starts with You – Becoming an Advocate

Join us every other month for Comfort Conversations, a discussion series led by our Ambassadors who share their thoughts on issues affecting wheelchair users worldwide. Today’s topic is on making a difference by becoming an advocate, written by Comfort Ambassador...

04/21/2017

Rolling Forward with Amputee Advocate Stella Sieber

I’m currently 63 years old and live in Durham, North Carolina. In July 2001, I stopped on the side of the road to help a stranded motorist. I had gone to the back of my car to get a pair...

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Stares: An Opportunity To Educate the Non-Disabled

Former Ms. Wheelchair Illinois Continues to be a Voice for the Community

Comfort Conversations: Change Starts with You – Becoming an Advocate

Rolling Forward with Amputee Advocate Stella Sieber