We loved researching and sharing adaptive sports and recreation activities across the Twin Cities, and we also want to share some interesting organizations bringing creative arts to wider communities!
CLIMB Theater - Peg Wetli used her background in journalism, theater, and teaching to create interactive plays that educate people with...
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Kayla McKeon – First Lobbyist in DC with Down Syndrome
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. and has been since the 1980s. We want to share an inspiring example of someone leading the way in awareness and change around this issue.
Kayla McKeon is an awesome example of someone raising awareness and making a difference. She's the first registered lobbyist in Washington...
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Judith Heumann: The Mother of Disability Rights
We recently celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, and we now take many provisions of this law for granted. Even something as simple as a wheelchair ramp was not always available and no one knows this better than Judith Heumann.
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32nd ADA Anniversary! Honoring the Americans With Disabilities Act
This week we want to honor an important piece of American legislation, On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. According to ada.gov, this legislation primarily " prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to...
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