Ali Stroker Makes History as First Wheelchair User to Win a Tony Award
Ali Stroker dedicated her Tony Award to all kids growing up with a disability or limitation.
June 2019
From Wyoming With Love
What started as a simple inquiry about a potential profile developed into a beautiful correspondence between two longtime wheelchair users about life on the ranch.
Volunteer/Athlete Extraordinaire Cruz Gutierrez
A chance encounter introduced him to adaptive sports, and it proved to be the key to his discovering how to embrace life after injury.
Powerlifter Garrison Redd’s Heart is His Strongest Muscle
As strong as powerlifter Garrison Redd’s arm and core muscles are, his heart may be stronger.
May 2019
Srin Madipalli, Airbnb and the Quest to ‘Belong Anywhere’
As the head of Airbnb’s push for accessibility and inclusion, Srin Madipalli is overseeing the $35 billion peer-to-peer rental giant’s efforts to make travel more accessible. With rentals in almost 200 countries and over 150 million users, the company could be a game changer.
Lauren DeBruicker: For the People
How this Assistant U.S. Attorney “packs a punch with an iron fist in a velvet glove” to fight for the rights of all Americans.
Brian Weber: Staying on Track
Coaching, mentoring and education all blend together for this 35-year-old football and wheelchair rugby coach from Rochester, New York.
April 2019
Nurses on Wheels
Despite facing many of the same barriers that wheelchair-using doctors encounter, a growing army of nurses on wheels is fighting the system and advocating for changes that will benefit everyone, with and without disabilities
Kevin Mullin: Keeping Rehab Real
Mullin dedicated himself to studying SCI rehab and recovery. Now he is one of the founders of the Center for Neuro Recovery.
Fierce, Centered Self-Care
Millie Gonzalez says it took her a while to choose “#LiveFiercely: Take Control of Your Life Through Self-Care.” as her winning Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey 2019 platform.
