disability pride

KSYLF Delegate Applications Due Feb 4th

By Mandy Smith | January 4, 2022

The 2022 Kansas Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities will be held July 11-16, 2022 at Washburn University in Topeka. The KSYLF is an annual conference that is heading into its 21st year serving students with disabilities across the state. During the forum, delegates enjoy a week full of learning, fun, friends, and, most…

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Disability Pride Parade in New York

By Mandy Smith | July 14, 2015

Please follow the links below to read articles on the first New York City Disability Pride Parade!   http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-first-disability-pride-parade-1436749600 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-disability-pride-parade-brings-thousands-broadway-article-1.2290307 http://nypost.com/2015/07/12/inaugural-disability-pride-parade-draws-thousands/  

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Angel Shaver Crowned Ms. Wheelchair Kansas 2013

By Mandy Smith | March 18, 2013

The Miss Wheelchair Kansas event was held at Capitol Plaza Sunday. The program annually selects one woman  who is wheelchair mobile, to successfully empower people at a state level. Angel Shaver, 38, of  Wakeeny, Kansas was crowned as the winner. She suffers from nerve damage and traumatic brain injury from a car accident. She overcame…

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