In June 2025 Forbes Magazine published an Accessibility 100 List.
The idea was to highlight leaders in the disability community, but there were a lot of corporations included, and a lot of people who, while allies, were not disabled themselves. It got me to thinking that I wanted to highlight all of the amazing people in the community who are disabled but still are making things happen. That is how this website was born.
Jillian Curwin
I learned about Jillian Curwin through a friend who is very much into the Peloton exercise platform. Jillian has done a lot of work with…
Chapter Five: Shoes, Clothes, and Fashion
“People will stare. Make it worth their while.” ~Harry Winston You’ll Never Be Beautiful When I was a kid, I read a book that was…
CHAPTER FOUR: Helping Can Be Hard
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” ~Dalai Lama Imagine this…
Chapter Three: The Driving Conundrum
CHAPTER THREE: The Driving Conundrum “You can’t just make me different and then leave” ~John Green, Looking for Alaska Baseball, Apple Pie, and Driving There…
Chapter Two: The Matter of a Ruler
CHAPTER TWO: It’s a Matter of a Ruler “Absolute size by itself is no indicator of success and achievement, let alone of managerial competence. Being…
Chapter One: A Gap in the Line
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead Realizing You Are Different Self-awareness is not a given in any…
Seeing Double: African American Literature
Please find below the syllabus for my class entitled Seeing Double: African American Literature. All classes will be live on Facebook in a private group…
The portrayal of the infertile woman in entertainment
Have you seen or heard a description of a woman or a girl that used the word “hysterical”? Perhaps you’ve used the word yourself when…
Chapter 3: A Weird Thing Happened Today
Today I went out to recess and I was looking for my friend Mark. He lives down the street from me. He gave me a…
Chapter 2: The First Fixings
I thought maybe you don’t understand what I mean that I can fix anything, and maybe I should tell you more about that. A lot…