With large sporting events happening at this time of year – Super Bowl, March Madness, and Supercross – attending in person can sometimes be daunting. Thankfully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), there are regulations in place to make ticketed events a much more welcoming place to enjoy! Knowing the lay of the land… Continue reading Accessible Ticket and Seating

In 2019, my wife and I were evacuated in the middle of the night without even an inkling that there was a fire going on! We had lost power that evening, and went to bed not knowing there was a brush fire on the other side of our hill. We were awoken by the fire… Continue reading The 6 P’s for Preparedness

(Photograph from our backyard by Katelyn Devine) The power to my parents home in Encino, California where my wife, daughter, and I have been staying for the holidays was just turned back on after five days, allowing me to charge my computer and write this blog entry. To say we have been in a state… Continue reading Natural Disaster Accessible Resources: Who To Rely On When Mother Nature Strikes

What if you could customize a wheelchair, an extension of you, for a low barrier to entry… Introducing the all-new TiLite Z and TiLite X wheelchairs.

Disability Representation on the Big Screen Lights! Camera! Action! This holiday season, the anticipated release of Wicked is breaking down barriers of genre, race and now accessibility. Marissa Bode is making history by authentically using a wheelchair to play the character, Nessarose, the younger sister of the wicked witch, Elphaba. Marissa Bode began using a… Continue reading Disability In Hollywood

U.S. Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG) Over the summer my family and I cycled across the United States, 2,448 miles along America’s main street, Route 66— Raising awareness and funds for disability. While enroute, we also discovered many accessible trails for our leisure. I was pleasantly surprised at how easily they were accessed by… Continue reading Accessible Trails for People with Disabilities

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve Permobil Foundation is on a mission to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities by helping them achieve independence and strength. The Foundation’s “Hero Award” has been given each year since… Continue reading Permobil Foundation Honors Aaron Baker With Hero Award

This past June, my family and I embarked on our two-year-long Adversity Into Adventure World Tour. A few months into our adventure, we found ourselves in Utah for an extended period of time, coming in and out of the state after visiting our friends, Access Unlimited, in Montana. If you are looking for adaptive sports… Continue reading By Land & By Water: Adaptive Sports Programs in Utah

Foot drop – also called drop foot – is a condition in which you struggle to raise the front part of the foot. People with foot drop might sometimes drag their toes when they walk due to weakness or paralysis of certain muscles of the foot. It isn’t a disease, nor is it “catchy.” Foot… Continue reading How to Treat and Prevent Foot Drop