None of us knows when a disaster may strike, but preparing ahead helps you maintain independence as well as recover in the aftermath sooner. It’s important for everyone with a disability.

With advanced technology, better legislation and more social acceptance, it is getting easier for people who Blind and visually impaired to be productive in life, including enjoying a good book.

“Mama is just my mama, and that's how I like her best," proves you can be the biggest part of a little boy’s (or girl’s) heart and imagination and every limitation has another perspective to it, even for moms in wheelchairs.

Deciding how to budget when you have a disability is a personal matter, but it's important that you do as much as possible to understand all financial options. It takes patience and creativity, but you CAN do it!

What is a Center for Independent Living and how can it best help people with disabilities become more independent in the community?

Quality Mall is one the largest website databases out there for goods, services, programs and materials focused on the enhanced quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.

Living with a disability and having a good self image together can be difficult, but there are things we can do for ourselves and one another to boost good self esteem.

People first language speaks to the personhood of an individual with a disability first and foremost. We're people first and our disability is one of many qualities that partially define us as human beings, like eye and hair color, height, weight and other qualities.

Where were you when the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law? How far have we come? Where do you have left to go?

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