Pipecleaner Dreams

Yesterday I met my sons, Chip and Ronnie, at a Greek restaurant for lunch, the Greek Grill Cafe . Although the restaurant owners have had ...

Here is a question for those of you who have a wheelchair user in your family. When you go to performances or plays or sports games, how is...

Ahh, high school. Those years when teachers and staff try to mold young minds for the challenges of the future. A time of showing the diff...

Sometimes I like to visualize in my mind what it must be like to be in a wheelchair like Ronnie or Ashley. Doing so helps me figure out acc...

Ronnie has a wheelchair basketball tournament coming up in a few weeks. It will be held at one of our local universities, and is sponsored ...

My boys and I like to go to baseball games. We've been to Baltimore for the last two years for an Orioles game, and we have season tick...

Denise Payne, a Florida resident who has cerebral palsy, and her business partner, Robert Forlano, formed a 5013C charitable organization ca...

I tried really hard not to complain this holiday season. I didn't say anything about the stores and all their aisle-way displays making...

This was really hard for me to believe - Washington, D.C. - you know, the seat of our American government - the place where the Americans Wi...

To me, the fight for the rights of the disabled has always been a civil rights issue. Yesterday, my brother sent me a link to an ADA video ...

Today, Mr. Obama will sign a proclamation celebrating the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the exact date is July 26...