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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Becoming a Disabled Pop Star: Self-Expression and Building Community Through Music
Austin grew up feeling unseen, so he turned to music. Now he's bringing disability, identity, and joy to dance pop on his own terms. -
From Athlete to Advocate: Advancing Adaptive Fashion and Inclusive Design
Athlete Dave Stevens shares his experience with adaptive fashion—and how it’s driving confidence, visibility, and real change for people with disabilities. -
Healing After a Head Injury: Bipolar II, Creativity, and the Support That Helped Me Recover
A head injury forces a writer to reckon with overlooked self-harm and the limits of pushing through—revealing the power of care, rest, and human connection. -
How Easterseals MORC Supports Veterans’ Mental Health
Through Easterseals MORC, U.S. Navy veteran Zac found trusted mental health support, helping him regain stability and move forward with confidence. -
More Than Accessibility: Easterseals Is Transforming How Public Venues Include Disabled Individuals
Easterseals Southern California is redefining public spaces with sensory spaces—helping neurodivergent individuals feel welcomed, not just accommodated. -
The Burden Myth: What Strangers Get Wrong About Our Marriage
They call my wife a martyr and me a burden. Here's why thousands of strangers on the internet are wrong. -
Dating with a Disability: Loving Out Loud
Zazel, a brain tumor survivor, shares her raw, empowering journey through dating, rejection, and finally finding love that sees her fully. -
Why Disability and Mental Health Are Impossible to Separate
Constant advocacy, unexpected barriers, and ride-share discrimination add up. But so does the power of a community that truly gets it. -
The Right to Joy: When Disabled Happiness Is Questioned
When disabled people experience joy, it's often misread as proof we don't need support. Joy doesn't erase disability—it shows that access is working. -
Disability: The Full-Time Job I Didn’t Sign Up For
Kelly shares a day-to-day look into what life with a physical disability is like, and the daily obligations required just to survive. -
When Caregivers Need Care: Finding Support at Easterseals' Retreat Yourself
At Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Rockford's Retreat Yourself, caregivers enjoy activities, support, and rest before returning home refreshed. -
Hospital Scrubs to Runway Dreams: My Adaptive Fashion Journey
After a brain tumor left me partially paralyzed, fashion—my first language—became a daily struggle. Through adaptive clothing, I reclaimed my style and my power.
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