In this webinar for Brookfield Zoo Chicago, I discuss how I came to do this work through Disabled in the Wild, share some of my favorite projects and messages, as well as discuss what Disability Pride Month is and why we celebrate it.

Guest writer Virginia shares her experiences with Ergoactives Ergobaum and Millennial Medical’s In Motion Pros to provide a comparative review of these popular forearm crutch models.

A practical guide for outdoor lovers with chronic illness and disabilities to find the right activities, equipment, outdoor spaces, and approach that works for them.

Millennial Medical made some updates to their In Motion Pro forearm crutches. Here is my review of the most recent version!

In this talk for the Montana Library Network, Amy discusses her background, her path to Disabled in the Wild, a few favorite Disabled in the Wild projects, myths and misconceptions about disabilities, and her goals and takeaways for viewers and readers.

There are horrors of the pandemic that I fear too few remember and that I as a chronically ill person cannot seem to forget.

With the right access, everyone can enjoy the outdoors. We might need to do things a little bit differently, but it doesn’t make our time spent outdoors any less valuable.

Mobility aids exist to support our body's needs, so why would people view them as a negative?

I explored the land the same way I strive to approach my body: with openness and curiosity rather than determination and attachment.

The hard part is not pushing through. The hard part is slowing down.

Reflections on the past two years, hopes for the future, and links to my favorite posts!

Sometimes my adventures look like the happy, smiling photos I usually share on here, and sometimes my adventures look like this.

Sometimes it feels like being disabled means being exposed to the world at all times; my body on display for incessant public comment. Sometimes it's unbearable. Sometimes it's just too much.

In honor of Disability Pride Month, here are a few book recommendations for both disabled and non-disabled folks to learn about the history, the movements, and the lived experiences of disabled people.

In this post, I share some of the things I have learned about accessibility in the outdoors and what I looked for as I was reviewing outdoor spaces. Hint: it’s more than just paved paths!

For anyone who is looking to start learning or continue learning about what being trans *actually* means, here are a few people and resources that have helped me learn a lot over the last few years.

Today I’ll be reviewing a few of the forearm crutches I have used over the past 7 years: Millennial Medical’s In Motion Pro’s, cheap generic drugstore crutches, SideStix, and Cool Crutches.

There are many valid reasons to use mobility aids besides a total loss of function. Here are my reasons.

A list of my must have items, favorite brands, and most helpful features in outdoor gear for adventuring with my illnesses and disabilities.

Our limitations may look different and we may require a little extra planning and recovery time, but if we take the right steps to support our bodies, we can still enjoy being in nature.