Ability Now’s participant, Monique Harris, was a guest speaker at the We Won’t Wait 2016 campaign in Washington D.C. on September 19 at the Freedom Plaza. The vigil was part of a national summit hosted by the We Won’t Wait…
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From Garden to Table, Our Horticulture Program Covers a Lot of Ground
Ability Now’s newly launched Horticulture program is already reaping the rewards of seeds planted just a few months earlier. To date, the class has already enjoyed dill pickles made from ripened cucumbers, and, when ready, pickled radishes and green beans…
You’re Invited to Our New Discovering Abilities Tour!
Ability Now Bay Area is proud to announce our Discovering Abilities tours. Join us for a one of these tours where you will have the opportunity to meet some of our participants and hear first-hand how our programs have changed…
Stanford Engineers Bring Their Expertise to the Disability Community
Stanford Engineering graduate students Mindy Phung and Oliver Boeckel visited Ability Now as part of a project they are working on at Stanford University. The project involves creating a postural support device for children with physical disabilities, with a focus…
Life through the Eyes and Stories of Avis Gray
As a writer, Avis Gray realized her own story was more interesting than anything she could write fictionally. With this perspective, Avis wrote her first three books; Tales of Uncle Burt (2006), About Avis (2006) and The First Woman President…
Ability Now Celebrates New Name, New Direction
Ability Now celebrated our new name and planned expansion to the Tri-valley with a community outreach event on Saturday, May 7th. Over 100 family and community members enjoyed the rainy afternoon with hors d’oeuvres, wine and wine tasting from Rosenblum…
Ability Now Becomes Media Partner with Disability Visibility Project
Ability Now is proud to become a Media Partner of the Disability Visibility Project (DVP)™, an online community dedicated to recording and sharing disability stories, and aims to collect the diverse voices of people in the disability community and preserve their history…
Ability Now’s Participant, Monique Harris, Advocates for SB 1050 in Sacramento
Monique Harris (photo: far left) joined other individuals in the disability community to speak in support of SB 1015 in Sacramento on March 28th. The bill, titled the 2013 Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, affirms domestic work as legitimate work…
Ability Now Celebrates Spring with Dancing and Easter Egg Hunts
East Meets West: Adaptive Yoga Brings Relief to Individuals with Physical Disabilities
People with severe physical disabilities deal with the chronic pain and musculoskeletal stiffness that comes from overusing the functioning parts of their bodies to compensate for those that are impaired. Over time, their limitation of movement increases – and so…