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Ambassador Guest Blog: Prioritizing Mental Health to Beat the Winter Blues
Ally Pack-Adair is 21 years old. She lives in Arizona and was diagnosed with a mitochondrial disease when she was a few weeks old. Ally enjoys arts and crafts, reading,…
Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, Community, Mental Health, Relationships, Staying Active, Travel, Young Adults
Finding a new Career Path Suited for Your Needs
A new outlook of acceptance helped Scott Conger find a career path best suited for his needs living with RYR1 myopathy.
Winter Weather Safety Tips for Neuromuscular Diseases
Tips for staying safe in the extreme winter weather months living with a neuromuscular disease.
Tags: Featured Content, Resources, Thrive 365
Coping with Loneliness at the Holidays
Experts and community members offer 10 ways to help ease holiday loneliness.
Tags: Community, Featured Content, Relationships
Seven Easy and Effective Ways to Increase Gratitude in Your Life
The Thanksgiving season serves as a reminder to focus on gratitude and appreciation, but practicing gratitude habits year-round has serious benefits to your well-being. Intentionally prioritizing time and creating space…
Tags: Community
Simply Stated: Updates in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that causes muscle weakness, disability, and eventually death, often within three to five years from when the symptoms first appear. In ALS,…
Tags: Clinical Trials, Community, Drug Development, Healthcare, Innovation, MDA Care Centers, MDA Resource Center, Research, Research Advances, Resources, Simply Stated
Episode 45- Making Space and Creating Pathways with Keely Cat-Wells
In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with world-renowned advocate, entrepreneur, public speaker and educator, Keely Cat-Wells. She devotes her time and expertise to creating education and employment opportunities and…
Tags: College, Community, Education, Employment, Innovation, Relationships, Year of Independence, Young Adults
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Panel for Jobseekers and Employers
In this Quest webinar, we chat with esteemed panelists including: Donna Bungard, Senior Marketing Accessibility Program Manager, Indeed Nicholas Iadevio, Jr., Vice President Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, L’Oréal Stephane Leblois,…
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Know Your Risk and Resources
People with disabilities are at higher risk for all types of domestic abuse. Learn how to recognize abuse and what to do about it.
MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: Resetting Priorities: A PhD’s Journey
Dr. Tye Martin is a digital creator, influencer, and disability advocate living with muscular dystrophy. He earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2019.…