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At Fun4theDisabled, our videos and news posts cover a wide variety of topics. Whether you are seeking content about physical disabilities or mental ones, are looking for fun activities or assistive technology, or just want to learn about something new, there is something here for you. Open your mind to our disability community today!
Simple Tools for the Disabled
#Fun4thedisabled presents a series of three short videos about various tools for the disabled from Oak Hill Brands; the Giraffe Bottle for hands-free drinking; the Modular Hose, a mounting apparatus for increasing independence for wheelchair users and those with...
Nothing About Us Without Us-A Conversation With fun4thedisabled
Nothing About Us Without Us is a conversation with #Fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris, Chat Daddy, and Heidi B. They talk about people with a disability and how Vanessa Harris is telling their inspiring stories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqPeEsQY9c To watch with...
Do You Want Me At Your Meeting? Make it Accessible!
Guest post Sheri Byrne-Haber discusses how to check that your event is accessible for all. Sheri Byrne-Haber is a CPACC Certified Accessibility professional with degrees in CS, law, business. Sheri is also a wheelchair user w/ a deaf daughter. As someone in technology...
Look OUT World! Here comes Fun4thedisabled
Fun4thedisabled's Vanessa Harris is introduced to the world by Claire D'All, where they talk about how Vanessa gives the disabled access to education, inspiration, and a feeling of community. Through Fun4thedisabled, Vanessa brings light to those with disabilities,...
FREE WHEELCHAIR MISSION – The Bright Journey Ahead
#Fun4the Disabled highlights a valuable charity, Free Wheelchair Mission, who provides wheelchairs to underserved populations around the world. https://youtu.be/E9PbmAtr4-0 On screen text reads: Free Wheelchair Mission: The Bright Journey Ahead.] [Dana Hindman appears...
Hyde Park Art Center-It Be Like That Sometimes
#Fun4thedisabled’s Vanessa Harris visits an art exhibit in Chicago to talk to the artists about their work and the importance of inclusive art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdOKA5_7mM4 On screen text reads: Anyone can be an activist. An Artist. Bold. And Able. At...
Mark Wellman The Adventure Never ends
#Fun4thedisabled’s Vanessa Harris interviews Mark Wellman, a parapelgic adventurer and athlete, about his disability journey and his years as a rock climber and paralympian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCoJA3WnkUo&t=20s On screen text reads: Mark Wellman: The...
Assistive Technology – With the Blink of An Eye
#Fun4thedisabled highlights a variety of applications that allow people to access technology without using their hands, including Eyeflite and Eyegaze. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbpXMaJw1dA CLICK ON THE CC ON THE SNIPPET FOR CLOSED CAPTIONING!! IF IT IS...
Accessible Yoga
#Fun4thedisabled speaks with instructors at Accessible Yoga about how they have successfully adapted yoga to be accessible for those with disabilities. Founder Jivana Heyman also discusses how the discipline of yoga can benefit people of all ages and abilities, as...
Joseph Isaac Powell-Main: Para-Dancer
#Fun4thedisabled’s Vanessa Harris talks to Joseph Isaac Powell Main about his life as a para dancer. https://youtu.be/ToKxPP4Fsv4 CLICK ON THE CC ON THE SNIPPET FOR CLOSED CAPTIONING!!! IF IT IS UNDERLINED IN RED, YOU WILL SEE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING. Joseph: I hadn’t...
Abilities Expo: 2019 Update!
#Fun4thedisabled’s Vanessa Harris previews the upcoming Abilities Expo, and shows off just what will be in store for those who attend the event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1cFEPLFuM&t=6s Fun4theDisabled Presents: The Abilities Expo! A weekend full of...
An Inspired Conversation with Reveca Torres by Christine Kerr
The following blog was written by Christine Kerr, a disabled blogger who lives in Australia. Her blog is about a fascinating mutual friend, Reveca Torres, an artist and disability activist who lives in the USA. This is what Christine has to say: When you think of...