"This is How I..." Campaign Wants to You to Join In!
By Brittany Dejean
“Disability doesn’t mean inability, it just
takes a little creativity.” That’s the spirit of AbleThrive’s latest
#ThisIsHowI campaign, looking to celebrate abilities and change mindsets.
AbleThrive was started by Brittany Déjean in
2014 with a mission to connect families impacted by disabilities to the
resources they need to thrive and change the perception of disability in
society. After a successful year of piloting the concept and reaching over
60,000 people on their site, they’re building a one-stop platform of curated
resources for living well with a disability so people with disabilities and
their families to access videos, products, and services from around the world.
Brittany’s recognized challenges families
facing disability after her father was paralyzed in a car accident in 1998.
They had great resources and support through Magee Rehabilitation hospital, but
in 2006, Brittany had a realization that inspired her current mission. Having
met a man with paralysis who said he’d spend the rest of his life in bed, she
recognized that not everyone was exposed to their potential or provided the
tools to reach it. In the years since, she’s worked extensively with disability
communities in five countries, giving her a voice, and sense of the common
issues across diverse geographic areas. AbleThrive is committed to fostering
collaboration across the world and challenging antiquated stereotypes of
disability.
One way they’re doing that is with this
campaign. Launched on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on
December 3rd, it started with meetups around the world, one in
Sydney, one in Singapore, one in New York City and one in Washington, DC where
people came together to celebrate abilities. Now the #ThisIsHowI campaign’s
goal is to showcase what’s possible.
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