It is indeed a rare thing to see a model who does diversity in a way we may not be used to experiencing in the fashion and editorial genres. It is time, that “diversity” includes … Read the rest
Disabled Community and Entrepreneurs Unite!
Why supporting others with disabilities entrepreneurship benefits us all.
Imagine if Jennifer is a business owner and she has a disability. She is making scarves, and we all were able to find her online store via … Read the rest
Can these Images of Mother w/ Baby Overcome Advertiser’s Fear of Disability
If these adorable family images of a beautiful new mother, her precious baby, and adoringly handsome husband don’t make advertisers take notice and see the beauty and business logic in using disability inclusive images in their … Read the rest
Inclusive Photoshoot: Behind the Scenes on Fort Lauderdale Beach
Photographer: Steven W. Foster, PRC of South Florida LLC
City: Fort Lauderdale
Models: Jessika Kattah Delatorre/Deborah Davis
This shoot was a great opportunity to work again with Miami native Jessika Kattah, with whom we also … Read the rest
Incorporating Inclusive/Universal Design: What it means and how it can affect your life
If you are not familiar with “Universal” or “Inclusive” design, or you have a disability, or care about someone with a disability, or you are in the business of owning or designing public spaces, you … Read the rest
#DropTheHighTops Campaign for Wheelchair Access
Drop the High Tops: A campaign by PUSHLiving.com to end the trend of using high top tables in drinking and dining establishments that result in the exclusion of people with disabilities.
Our feature, High Top Table … Read the rest
Voices of the Community – High Top Table Trend: How restaurants and bars exclude post-ADA
High Top Table Trend: How restaurants and bars have managed to exclude us post-Americans with Disabilities Act
Well, here is the newest “problem” we are encountering in our quest to have a full and socially … Read the rest
Behind the Scenes at A “Disability Inclusive” Stock Image Photoshoot with PhotoAbility
Model:Â Ines M. Garcia FullanaÂ
Photographer:Â Tod V. Kelso
tvkpix.com
Location: Portland, OR
This shoot was ambitious from the start. There were so many concepts in the brilliantly creative mind of photographer Tod Kelso on how to … Read the rest
Did You Know Berlin, Germany Has Some of the Most Accessible Nightclubs?
When I was in college, I tended to avoid going out to any of the clubs nearby because I worried they would be an absolute nightmare to navigate using my wheelchair. As it turns out, … Read the rest
Why I Support the Ratification of the UN CRPD
I take discrimination personally, I know first-hand what discrimination feels like and this is the reason I feel so strongly that the US ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, know … Read the rest
A New Style of Legal Representation – Along the Yellow Brick Road
I broke my neck when I was 18 years old due to a diving accident. In that instance my lifetime goal of becoming a chef was a distant memory, along with … Read the rest
“Voices of the Community” Gina Schuh: Solutions to Misuse of Handicapped Parking
Gina is C 5/6 quadriplegic from a diving accident on October 11, 2003. She graduated with a BS from Arizona State University and the Phoenix School of Law.
Gina is a California farm girl who moved to Arizona to go to … Read the rest