Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

Edition 15 | Winter 2019 How can Centers for Independent Living (CILs) help? Story by Gary Karp Illustration by Samantha D’Sa Editor’s note: This was a critical story for us to tell. We hope that in reading this story, you are prompted to contact your closest...
Callahan and Me

Callahan and Me

Gary Karp on the movie and the artist Story by Gary Karp  In 1999 I met John Callahan, the brilliant, wonderfully sick-minded cartoonist who also happened to be quadriplegic. He liked to tell people he had been bitten in the neck by a shark (or some other such...
I’m Sorry: There’s no need to apologize

I’m Sorry: There’s no need to apologize

Story by Gary Karp I have a pet peeve about waiting for elevators. On the very strong chance that someone will be on it when the door opens, I stay well back to allow them plenty of room. So it’s always surprising to me when someone stands right at the door after they...
Go Flying with Your Chair Some Tips Before You Do

Go Flying with Your Chair Some Tips Before You Do

https://ability360.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Adobe-Spark-Video-2.mp4 by Gary Karp For years now, my work has had me up in the air. Which is a very corny way of telling you that I’ve spent a great deal of time contemplating life and the cosmos on airplanes. My...
Ed Roberts: The Father of Independent Living

Ed Roberts: The Father of Independent Living

By Gary KarpPhoto courtesy of Tom Olin Ability360. Curb cuts. Accessible restrooms, transportation, education, civil rights and all the rest. We owe all of this to one man. One guy. Ed Roberts. If you have a disability or anything to do with disability, he is the...