Pro Tips

The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration, and creating lasting memories with loved ones. Ensuring that festive activities are accessible and inclusive for everyone is key to fully enjoying the season. Check off these accessible activities that everyone can participate in and cherish the spirit of the holidays. Virtual Holiday Gathering: Connect with…

Join Josh Basile and Numotion to learn more about how Josh approaches air travel in a power wheelchair. Sharing important steps he takes to minimize mistakes and increase safety for both protecting his body and his wheelchair.

Finding an accessible apartment to live in is extremely difficult. Even if the buildings you are looking at have accessible apartments, often they are already occupied because there is limited inventory or they don’t entirely fit your needs. I recently moved into the most accessible apartment I could find, but I had to make modifications…

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires hotels to maintain a booking and reservations system that is accessible to people with disabilities. Below are a few tips for booking an accessible room easier.

Doctor’s offices are required by the ADA to make reasonable accommodations for anyone with a disability.  If you need assistance with completing paperwork before your doctor’s appointment request someone from the office to scribe for you. Give the personnel at the office advanced notice that you require assistance. Call ahead to see if the doctor’s office…

The Holiday season can get crazy! Here are some tips on how I have made the most of the Holidays in the past.

Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season. Stores everywhere open at midnight and early in the morning to offer once-a-year doorbuster deals. Here are some tips on how I have survived and thrived during Black Friday. 

Finding employment when you have a disability can be difficult. Here are some pro tips that have helped me find jobs that I love over the years. 

1. Be vigilant about skin breakdown issues or pressure sores. Pressure sores can develop quickly and can be extremely timely to heal. Most of us with Spina Bifida are full-time wheelchair users. Due to this, we tend to develop skin breakdown issues and pressure sores far more often than the general public. 2. Spend time…

When I travel, hotel beds are all different heights, and I needed to teach myself a way to get on to higher beds, so I developed a roll-on technique.

Being disabled and traveling in a wheelchair brings unique challenges. But as an adaptive sports athlete traveling with two wheelchairs and baggage can be very complicated and challenging. Given that I only have two hands and need both to push my chair, I have had to develop clever solutions for this situation.  I have found…

Sometimes, you just need to go upstairs. A friend’s house is multi-level and there’s no elevator in sight. When you just have to go, here’s a how-to on one potential way of making your upstairs goal a reality.  Disclaimer: This pro-tip should only be attempted with assistance/a spotter in place and would only be appropriate…

A good night’s rest is vital to the health of all people, especially those with disabilities. People with disabilities and other health conditions need more sleep than the average person. Besides, your physical health, mental health, ability to operate machinery, and problem solve are all enhanced when you are well-rested. People with disabilities who have…

Watch your calorie intake: Your need for calories will vary depending on your BMI (Body Mass Index) and the type of disability you have. Remember the most people with a mobility impairment burn fewer calories per day compared to a non-disabled person that is of the same age, height, and weight. Consume more calcium: People who…

There are more people with accessible parking tags and license plates than there are available accessible parking spaces. The Americans with Disabilities Act sets the requirements for the number of accessible spaces required according to the total number of parking spaces. The ratio is approximately one accessible space for every 25 regular parking spaces. This means wheelchair users…