Community Stories
Our community stories highlight the essential services Easterseals provides and the difference we make in the lives of 1.5 million people each year. Learn from and share perspectives from people with disabilities, service providers, parents, caregivers, veterans, and more.
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Online Dating with a Disability: App Accessibility and Transportation
Dating with a disability can with challenges, from lack of accessible transportation to online dating concerns. Alicia describes her experience as a blind woman. -
Jet Speed on Accessible Air Travel
Major airlines in the United States break or destroy 31 wheelchairs every single day. Join Easterseals in helping make sure planes connect everyone to family and friends, to opportunity, and to possibilities. -
Airport Anxiety: The Importance of Transportation Options for People with Disabilities
If you’ve read my posts here on the Easterseals National blog, you know that I love sharing travel stories, especially new experiences. -
Benefits of Easterseals' Camps for People with Disabilities
Camping and recreation programs let participants discover and explore their interests, values and talents. -
Accessibility Means Being Part of the Community
Learn how accessibility can combat isolation and foster community for people with disabilities. -
The Vital Role of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) at Easterseals
DSPs provide a range of essential services that help people live a life of dignity, independence, and opportunity. -
Becoming a Chef with Easterseals
South Florida’s Culinary Arts Program helped Sebastian turn a love of cooking into a career. -
Able and Ready: Former Easterseals Camper is Setting a New Standard for Accessible Transportation
Easterseals camp taught Rhonda independence and gave her the confidence to navigate inaccessibility and ableism as an adult. -
The Benefits of Inclusive Childcare for All Children
Parents share why the Easterseals childcare model works for their children.
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