On Sunday, October 29, 2023, our team joined the Tckachenko family and community of Scottsdale, Arizona for the inaugural community fundraiser organized by Heal DMD - a nonprofit organization committed to promoting healing and well-being for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and their families....

My name is Katie Kuhl and I am a junior in high school right now. I am mostly focused on school and am involved in the math team, DECA, pre-med club, student council, and volunteering at my local animal shelter…

We’re all familiar with what the news is saying about COVID and its effect, but how does it really affect rare disease patients and their families? We asked Jess Curran and Karen Morales to share the experiences they had when COVID made its way to their families.

In the media, people with disabilities often aren’t featured as main characters, if they are included at all, so we wanted to share some kid-friendly shows and movies to help teach kids about acceptance and inclusion. Representation in movies and TV shows is important because it shows people, especially younger kids, that not everyone will look or act the same way and that it is important to be accepting no matter what. 

It's National Disability Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate than by highlighting some amazing TikTok creators who share their stories and journeys of living with a disability.