“Social media allows people that can’t necessarily always leave their homes to be social.”Autor: KBIA

“If you were to take the disability out of the equation, would you still have a story?”Autor: KBIA

“They Literally Left My Legs in Chicago.”Autor: KBIA

Words Matter.Autor: KBIA

“Pain may be my constant companion since the day I was born.” – Christopher ShannonAutor: KBIA

The simplicity of life and how it all starts and ends with one breath.Autor: The Obvious Question Podcast

“You can’t be worried about what other people are thinking all the time. “Autor: KBIA

Get ready to throw your assumptions about disability out the window!Autor: KBIA

"Just call me 'pretty'."Autor: KBIA

When was the last time you saw a model with a disability? Or a person with a disability featured in an advertising campaign? On a runway? Or even a mannequin in a store that showcased a different ability? It might be hard to recall even one.Autor: KBIA

More than once, Madi has been asked if her friends-who look nothing like her-are her sister or caretaker.Autor: KBIA

There’s no party quite like a pee party.Autor: KBIA

Pink. Blue. Icy Blonde. You name a color, Madi’s hair has been it. But what about finding a salon that can accommodate her needs?Autor: KBIA

Madi says people often feel sorry for her for the wrong reasons. It's not the fact that she has SMA or uses a wheelchair that make her sad, it's the same things as any 21-year-old: boys, school or simply a bad hair day.Autor: KBIA

Is there someone (or something) looking out for us when we need them? I say it in the intro, I don’t believe in guardian angels or old men with white beards in the sky, but when I was really despairing, I asked the air for help, and dammit if it doesn’t seem to me that something answered the call. Was this just coincidence? A story I’m making up? W…