Category: disability

Men Carry Their Friend in a Backpack and Conquer the Great Wall

This is the kind of friendship everyone should be blessed with. Kevin’s disability might have taken away a lot from him in life but he has such wonderful friends who devote their lives to make sure he gets to see the beauty that our almighty Creator has given us.


Man Carries His Friend in a Backpack and Conquers the Great Wall

This is the kind of friendship everyone should be blessed with. Kevin’s disability might have taken away a lot from him in life but he has such wonderful friends who devote their lives to make sure he gets to see the beauty that our almighty Creator has given us.


Woman With Bone Disorder Marries Soulmate, Together They Are Challenging Social Stigma

At 3 feet 6 inches tall, a woman from Canada who has broken close to 100 bones in her lifetime—and who cannot walk and uses a wheelchair full time—is living a content life. She is a wife, aunt, advocate, speech-language pathologist, and enthusiastic world traveler. Meet Kristin Victoria from Ontario who, along with her soulmate…


Supreme Court To Consider Emotional Distress Damages for Disabled Patients

This fall the Supreme Court will grapple with the issue of whether federal civil rights laws allow compensatory damages for emotional distress in a case that may clarify what legal responsibility federally-funded health care providers have to provide accommodations to patients with disabilities. The lawsuit was brought by a deaf-blind woman denied an American Sign…


Man With Rare Genetic Disease Gets His 3-Wheeled Bike Stolen—Then Kind Stranger Steps In to Help

The world became significantly smaller for 31-year-old Matthew Wondra when his three-wheeled bike, a gift from his late father, was stolen from his trailer park in Illinois. For Matthew, who has a rare genetic disease, the bike was his sole means of getting around. But a remedy was soon found when a kind stranger read about…


New Veterans Ombudsman Experienced Disability Backlog Firsthand

OTTAWA—Canada’s new veterans ombudsman says she has endured the same long and frustrating wait as tens of thousands of other former military members after applying for support and benefits for her service-related injuries. Retired Canadian Army colonel Nishika Jardine, who took over as ombudsman last month, says she waited more than a year to find…