posted on October 1, 2009 - 11:04am
Over the years, we’ve traveled to Orlando, Fla., with tots, tweens and teens in tow. The theme parks are constantly adding new rides and shows to keep people coming back, and we love exploring new attractions, hotels and restaurants.
We never tire of Orlando. It’s a favorite vacation destination for our family and one of the most wheelchair-friendly places in the country.
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Carl Yeager: Artist with SMA evolves from film-based photography to electronic imaging
posted on July 1, 2008 - 2:44pm
Life was good for Carl Yeager back in the 1970s. By day, he was a master mechanic at a large Philadelphia hospital. By night and on weekends, his talented hands played a different tune … literally. As a pianist, he played professionally in bands opening for big-name rock groups like Chicago, Iron Butterfly, and Blood Sweat and Tears.
An old lathe, a washing machine motor … voila!
posted on February 20, 2009 - 12:20pm
Tom Mumper, 80, revels in shaping wood into “functional art
Twenty years and 4,600 artfully crafted pieces later, Tom Mumper has no plans to slow down with his unique woodturning avocation.
A former expert skier now schusses the slopes on a bi-ski
posted on March 19, 2009 - 9:00pm
Learning that Gregg Kuersteiner snow-skis black diamond (expert) slopes at high speed doesn’t seem unusual until you see the rig he skis on.
Kuersteiner, 47, began skiing at age 2 every weekend of the season in his native upstate New York, under the tutelage of his father, a ski school instructor. He became an expert skier at an early age, and raced on the giant slalom team in high school.
MDA delivers ‘a piece of camp’ after summer camp cancellations
posted on August 12, 2009 - 9:00pm
Chester Kahapea, once the jubilant face of Hawaii’s statehood, now adjusts to life with ALS
posted on September 7, 2009 - 9:00pm
Thanks to his love of horse-pulling competitions, a Kentucky youth with DMD recently was named Tri-State Horse Person of the Year.
posted on December 17, 2009 - 7:16am
"Pa, I’m gettin' darn tired of goin’ down there and comin’ back with second place."
Robert Powell, 14, ordinarily is a young man of very few words. But when the subject is horse-pulling contests, it garners the full attention of this lad from Pleasuresville, Ky.
posted on December 31, 2009 - 1:19am
According to the National Family Caregivers Association, more than 50 million Americans care for loved ones with a chronic illness, disability or old age.
Caregivers assist people with neuromuscular disease in accomplishing many tasks of daily living. From eating to grooming, dressing to transferring, traveling to sleeping, and more, caregivers truly make life fully possible.
Accessible seating and good discounts to Broadway shows are available to theater lovers with disabilities.
posted on January 11, 2010 - 2:36pm
Planning a trip to the Big Apple? Theater lovers who use wheelchairs, or who have trouble with steps, use a service dog or require aisle seating for medical reasons can get a hefty discount on orchestra seats to certain productions through the Theatre Development Fund, an organization dedicated to increasing access to theater for all audiences.
A 12-year-old with DMD shines in a youthful production of "Oliver!" – power chair and all
posted on February 25, 2010 - 5:54pm
Surrounded by loaves of bread, 12-year-old Andrew Longwell looks like a real baker. The chef’s hat helps, too.
The sixth-grader from Rochester, N.Y., completes the picture with his voice. He sings a charmingly youthful rendition of “Who Will Buy?” one of the songs in the musical “Oliver!” He and other students are performing the show at the Greece Athena Middle School Theatre in Rochester for...
