Annette was a young, healthy mother with two children, 6 and 12 years old. She exercised daily, ate a healthy diet and had no pre-existing medical conditions. At age 48, she was about to have the first surgery of her life; a hysterectomy. A common surgery that thousands of women undergo every day, and it was performed many times with success. There was nothing to worry about. The hospital staff explained to her husband that the surgery would last approximately two hours, and if everything went as expected, he could bring her home the next day. But things didn't go as expected... Annette's and her family's life was forever changed due to medical negligence. a little-known California law established 45 years ago, in 1975 set a cap on the damages that compensated patients like Annette for all she had lost due to medical negligence at $250,000. That limit for loss of a patient’s quality of life still stands today – exactly as it was written back then. Annette appears on Mobility and Inclusion and talks about how her life was impacted and how she carries on as an amputee today. Take a look here. 

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The extraordinary story of a man saved by music.

Eric's story started a little over twenty years ago after a tragic accident turned his perfect life upside down.

Depressed and overcome with grief and emotion, Eric turned to drugs, alcohol, and senseless partying to suppress his profound sadness.

Eric almost gave up on life, but one night a random click on an internet link changed everything.

Link to Eric’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Stop-Dancing-addiction-discovery-ebook/dp/B07Q4S24MY

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Rob is a fellow Pepperdine graduate, an entrepreneur, and a paratriathlete.

In 2015 Rob broke his back in a cycling accident while he was training for the triathlon. Since then he competed in many paratriathlons.

Rob is also an inspirational speaker with a central theme of “You create your life.”

He’s the founder and chief creative catalyst of babalucas Creative that focuses on website design and online marketing. 

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Interview with Ross Moore, Adapted Physical Education Specialist.

Ross taught Adapted Physical Education for three years at a special day school in Pennsylvania. He served students from 3 to 21 years old with moderate to severe disabilities.

He continuously works to create an accepting and inclusive environment for all students with disabilities with all his school assignments.

Ross believes creating inclusive schools will create a more accepting and inclusive community. 

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The author of the book "Falling up: My Wild Ride from Victim to Kick ass Victory" with the foreword written by Dr. Wayne Dyer.

Dana is a veteran, an inspirational speaker, and a coach in independence living skills and spinal cord injury recovery. 

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Interview with long time advocate for people with disability Vince Staskel

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Donna Russo is proud to be an Ambassador for the Abilities Expo for the last 4 years.

Donna was born with Turners Syndrome, a chromosomal disorder in which a female is born with only one X chromosome, and now has adult onset FSH Muscular Dystrophy, a condition that slowly robs the muscles of movement. The two conditions are unrelated. She is 4' 5"tall, many women with Turners Syndrome are of small stature. Donna started dancing at the age of 10 with ballet and tap and later adding jazz, modern and acting classes.

She graduated from Mercyhurst University with a BA in Dance. Donna had her heart set on joining a ballet company, but she found out that for many companies she was considered too short. She was still determined to dance, and found a place in the dance world performing as elves, aliens, dolls and monsters in Television, Film and Music Videos. She was on the National Tour of Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Magic Camera as Alvin, performed in Lord of the Rings, Passions, Power Rangers and in many other roles.

In addition to dance, Donna was in the hospitality industry for 30 years, working her way up to an Entertainment Sales Manager position where she assisted music industry/television production clientele with accommodations. Donna received awards for sales and was voted "Top Dog" award recipient two years in a row by music industry professionals.

Donna has often been asked to speak to various groups, which has led her to becoming a motivational speaker.

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