Steve Wright
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Storyteller, Urbanist, World Traveler, Little Havana Resident, Disability Rights Advocate, Cat Daddy -- Opinions are my own and not the views of my clients.
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Dec 2, 2024 |
unitedspinal.org | Steve Wright
Matthew Castelluccio was interested in an outing with his wife Elaine and twin 12-year-old sons Dominic and RJ for Veterans Day when he settled on the New York Hall of Science. While there, the family came upon Human Plus, an exhibit on disability and adaptive technology. “My kids grew up knowing me as a wheelchair user,” says Matt, Vice President of Community Support for United Spinal. “They are familiar with adaptations and my mobility.
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Sep 5, 2024 |
planning.org | Steve Wright
Planning Magazine Nondrivers include young people, older people, people with disabilities, and many others. It is essential to include them in conversations about mobility to create inclusive communities. Story photos courtesy of Island Press. More than a quarter of the people that planners in the U.S. design for do not drive cars. Anna Letitia Zivarts is one of them.
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Jul 1, 2024 |
globaldisabilityinclusion.com | Steve Wright
By Steve WrightI recently traveled to Tokyo to assist with the world premiere of the disability-positive film: “Mark – A Call To Action.”A documentary that follows the brief but brilliant life of Mark Bookman, PhD, -- Fullbright scholar, disability inclusion researcher and Tokyo College postdoctoral fellow.
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Jun 26, 2024 |
newmobility.com | Steve Wright |Seth McBride
“It’s a basic human right to enter a place like anybody else,” says Sasha Blair-Goldensohn. This simple ideal can seem maddeningly out of reach for wheelchair users in America’s largest and most expensive metropolis. But for Blair-Goldensohn, a 48-year-old software engineer and United Spinal member from New York City, it’s the driving force of his life. In 2009, Blair-Goldensohn lived in Manhattan’s Upper West Side and used the subway on the daily commute to his job at Google’s Chelsea office.
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Mar 1, 2024 |
mensfitnesstoday.com | Steve Wright
With 8mm lugs from heel to toe, these Inov-8 Mudtalon Speed trail shoes are design to help you go faster when other shoes would be floundering…The Inov-8 Mudtalon Speed are lightweight, fast-feeling and grippy trail and fell running shoes. These best running shoes combine the highlights of the X-Talon and Mudclaw range to provide grip, comfort and performance when you need it most. If you want to compete in cross-country races without spikes, these Mudtalons would be at the top of our list.
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The Pew Research Center reported that the number of Americans ages 100 and older is projected to more than quadruple over the next 3 decades -- adding credence to the thought that housing & communities must become more age friendly + wheelchair accessible. https://t.co/zJJfJKlij7 https://t.co/FL190p1ZyP
RT @GHMansfield: DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities Source: NPR Shared via the Google app https://t.co/xYxZCrXJfl
RT @GHMansfield: Ableism is not just a belief. It is a weapon of destruction targeting the lives of disabled people.