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2/23/11: Sexy wheelchair dance film to premiere
What some people are calling Dirty Dancing on wheels, Musical Chairs is a romantic comedy set in the world of wheelchair ballroom dancing, directed by Susan Seidelman of Desperately Seeking Susan. Read this blog
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2/9/12: What would you tell your teenage self?
If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself to make the path ahead a bit easier?
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2/7/12: Get smarter, watch videos
“How-to” online disability videos make us way more informed than our disabled predecessors and are one of my favorite ways to learn. Read this blog
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1/31/12: Woman moves wheelchair car plant to US
What Stacy Zoern, a lawyer, just pulled off down in Pflugerville, Texas should be on front page of The Wall Street Journal. She just moved a Hungarian wheelchair smart car manufacturer to Texas.
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1/28/12: Meet forever rocker Jason Becker
Jason Becker, a rising metal guitarist who at 20 was diagnosed with ALS (he played for Cacophony and the David Lee Roth band in the late 1980’s), refuses to raise the white flag and is still composing music.
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1/23/12: “Push Girls” coming to TV
A new reality show “Push Girls,” featuring four female wheelchair-users, has been green-lighted by the Sundance Channel. The show will change misconceptions of disability and so much more.
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12/31/11: Erasing stereotypes, with your job
From rolling tattoo artists to medical doctors who use wheelchairs, the power of being in a profession the world doesn’t expect is huge.
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12/17/11: The Laurent House – 1940’s accessibility by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by paralyzed vet William Laurent in 1949 to build this historic 2,500 sq ft home, and now it will become a museum.
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12/16/11: Ableism – a term you should know
Ableism, referring to how a lot of people actually feel but would never admit, needs to be taken down.
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12/14/11: Paraplegic ready to make historic trek to the South Pole
Grant Korgan, a para from Nevada, is off on a 100 mile trek to the South Pole, where he’ll be sit-skiing 10 miles a day for 10 days straight. If he makes it, he’ll be the first person with paralysis to do so.
